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The lung simulator drives the air. The two valves are controlled by the phase turning of<br />

the lung simulator which keeps in phase between the valves flipping and the lung<br />

simulator direction change. When exhalation phase starts, the valves close the inhalation<br />

channel and let the air only flows through the exhalation channel towards the mask (the<br />

upper part through the two chambers).<br />

The smoked air flows through the photodetector 1, the thickness (concentration) of the<br />

smoke will give reading in the photodetector 1 and be continuously recorded. When<br />

inhalation phase starts, the valves are flipped to close the exhalation channel and open<br />

the inhalation channel. The air flows through the photodetector 2, the thickness of the<br />

smoke (if any) will give reading in the photodetector 2 and also be continuously<br />

recorded. The calibrated reading from the photodetectors will be compared and the<br />

thickness (concentration) of the smoke in the inhaled air can be calculated.<br />

XXI.3 Validation of HADT condensation comparison between steady state and<br />

breathing-added situation<br />

As for the experimental validation of the HADT condensation, the setup can be<br />

designed as shown in Figure XXI. 3. However, the experiment has not been conducted<br />

due to instrument availability.<br />

Figure XXI. 3 Experimental setup for validation of HADT condensation with reverse flow<br />

The whole experiment is to validate the reverse flow’s influence on the HADT<br />

condensation. The purpose of this part of the setup shown above is to obtain an airflow<br />

mimicking the thermal properties of exhaled air. That is a 33°C~34°C and fully<br />

saturated airflow from the lung simulator to the mask. Ideally, there is another CPAP<br />

machine next to it running under steady flow for reference.<br />

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