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Figure 2.18 Full face mask and the non-rebreathing valve<br />

For simplicity, a full face mask is assumed as 1.5 times in all one dimensional sizes of<br />

the nasal mask except wall thickness which is the same for both masks.<br />

3<br />

Correspondingly, the full face mask capacity is 3.375 times ( 1.5 =3.375) of the nasal<br />

mask capacity (The real full face mask capacity is about 3.3 times of that of the nasal<br />

mask).<br />

The air mass balance in the mask leads to:<br />

dm<br />

dt<br />

Ma<br />

m m m<br />

(2.25)<br />

T P BV<br />

Where m P is the patient’s respiratory mass flow rate. The patient’s normal respiratory<br />

mass flow rate curve is provided by Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Company [37]. The<br />

air mass flow rate in HADT can be calculated by Eq. (2.20). Mass change rate in the<br />

mask may be calculated by:<br />

dmMa M aVMa dPM<br />

(2.26)<br />

dt R T dt<br />

ugc Ma<br />

The bias vent is an array of small holes on an elbow connecting the HADT and the<br />

mask. There are 46 holes on this elbow and the diameter at the narrowest point for each<br />

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