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The high rotational speed of the axial flow blood pump and flow separation of the centrifugal blood pump are the main causes for blood damage in blood pump. The mixed flow blood pump can effectively alleviate the high rotational speed and the flow separation. Based on this, the purpose of this study is to explore the performance of the mixed blood pump with a closed impeller. A mixed flow blood pump with closed impeller was studied by numerical simulation in this paper. The flow field characteristics and the pressure distribution of this type of blood pump were analyzed. The hydraulic performance of the blood pump and the possible damages to red blood cells were also discussed. At last, pump performance was compared with the mixed flow blood pump with semi-open impeller. The results show that the mixed flow blood pump with close impeller studied in this paper can operate safely and efficiently with a good performance. The pump can reach the pressure head of 100 mmHg at 5 L/min mass flow rate. Flow in the blood pump is uniform and no obvious separation or vortex occurs. Pressure distribution in and on the impeller is uniform and reasonable, which can effectively avoid the thrombosis of blood. The average mean value of hemolysis index is 4.99 × 10 . The pump has a good biocompatibility. Compared with the mixed flow blood pump with semi-open impeller, the mixed flow blood pump with closed impeller has higher head and efficiency, a smaller mean value of hemolysis index prediction, a better hydraulic performance and the ability to avoid blood damage. The results of this study may provide a basis for the performance evaluation of the closed impeller mixed flow blood pump.
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Humans , Computer Simulation , Equipment Design , Heart-Assist Devices , Hemolysis , ThrombosisABSTRACT
RESUMO A ausência de planejamento e da integração entre as entidades responsáveis pelo gerenciamento da infraestrutura urbana associada à ocupação inadequada do espaço da cidade ocasiona sobrecargas em determinados trechos da rede pluvial. O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho hidráulico do sistema de drenagem de águas pluviais urbanas do Campus Universitário "Professor Zeferino Vaz", de tal forma que sejam identificados quais trechos apresentam sobrecarga e eventualmente inundações locais. Normalmente, em áreas urbanas, os dados hidrológicos disponíveis restringem-se aos dados pluviométricos. Dessa forma, são necessários métodos de transformação de chuva-vazão para o cálculo das vazões afluentes à rede de drenagem. Após a determinação das vazões afluentes, foram avaliadas as condições hidráulicas de operação em regime permanente variado. Por meio de índices de desempenho hidráulico reportados na literatura, foram avaliados graus de sobrecarga em cada trecho da rede de drenagem urbana. Além disso, a elaboração da matriz da contribuição hidráulica da rede de drenagem possibilitou identificar as causas das sobrecargas em cada trecho. As avaliações das redes do campus realizadas com período de retorno de 5 anos mostraram que o campus possui pelo menos 12 pontos de alagamento. Nesse sentido, o índice de desempenho hidráulico e a matriz de contribuições poderão constituir um importante instrumento também para uma eventual reabilitação dessas redes.
ABSTRACT The lack of effective planning and integration between the urban infrastructure administrations associated with the widespread soil development provokes surcharge over the storm sewer pipe network. This work aimed to assess the hydraulic performance of an urban stormwater sewer pipe network located at the main campus of the State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, in such a manner that it is possible to identify those surcharged reaches and eventually local floods. Since flow rates are not available in urban watersheds, the overland flow was estimated by rainfall-runoff transformation methods. Next, the steady state hydraulic analysis was used to estimate the hydraulic heads in the pipe network. Hydraulic performance index, the ratio of overcharge in each pipe network segment and the hydraulic contribution matrix showed what segments cause each manhole surge. The results for the five-years return period rainfall show that there are at least 12 manhole surge locations in the area, which are vulnerable to local floods. In this sense, the hydraulic performance index and the contribution matrix may be important instruments also for an eventual rehabilitation work to the stormwater sewer pipe network in this area.
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Este trabalho objetivou analisar os efeitos de proporções de tempo de irrigação com água residuária da suinocultura (ARS) e água de abastecimento (AA) na alteração de indicadores de desempenho hidráulico de sistemas de irrigação com três modelos de gotejadores (G1 - não autocompensante de 2,0 L h-1, G2 - não autocompensante de 1,7 L h-1 e G3 - autocompensante de 3,6 L h-1). O experimento foi realizado junto ao Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola (DEA/UFV) em Viçosa-MG, tendo os seguintes tratamentos: i) 1E3A(1 h de ARS e 3 h de AA); ii) 2E2A (2 h de ARS 2 h de AA); iii) 3E1A (3 h de ARS e 1 h de AA); e iv 4E (4 h de ARS). As características físico-químicas e biológicas da ARS e AA foram determinadas a cada 20 h e 80 h, respectivamente. Os valores do coeficiente de variação de vazão (CVq), coeficiente de uniformidade estatística (Us) e coeficiente de vazão relativa média (DRA) foram obtidos a cada 20 h, durante 160 h de operação do sistema. Após 160 h, gotejadores e linhas laterais foram dissecados para investigação do material ocasionar de obstrução. A obstrução por biofilme foi mais acentuada nas combinações G1 x 2E2A e G1 x 3E1A, enquanto as combinações G2 x 1E3A e G3 x 4E apresentaram os maiores valores de desempenho hidráulico, minimizando a obstrução nas unidades de irrigação com biofilme.
This study aimed to analyze the effects of irrigation time with swine wastewater (ARS) and water supply (AA) on alteration of hydraulic performance indicators in irrigation systems with three models drippers (G1 - non pressure compensating for 2.0 L h-1, G2 non pressure compensating for 1.7 h L-1 and G3 - pressure compensating for 3.6 h L-1). The experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Engineering Department (DEA/UFV) in Viçosa-MG, with the following treatments: i) 1E3A (ARS 1 h and 3 h AA); ii) 2E2A (ARS 2 h and 2 h AA); iii) 3E1A (ARS 3 h and 1 h of AA); and iv 4E (ARS 4 h). The physico-chemical and biological characteristics of ARS and AA were determined every 20 h and 80 h, respectively. The coefficient of variation of discharge (CVq), coefficient of statistical uniformity (Us) and coefficient of relative mean flow (Dra) were obtained every 20 h, during 160 h of operation. After 160 h, drippers and lateral lines were dissected to investigate the material cause of obstruction. The obstruction by biofilm was more pronounced in combinations G1 x 2E2A and G1 x 3E1A, while the combinations G2 x 1E3A and G3 x 4E showed higher hydraulic performance, minimizing the obstruction on irrigation units with biofilm.