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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2012.36.4.419

The Effect of Inferior Turbinectomy on Heat/Humidity Transfer Ability of the Nose  

Chung, Kang-Soo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk Univ.)
Chang, Ji-Won (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk Univ.)
Kim, Sung-Kyun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.36, no.4, 2012 , pp. 419-424 More about this Journal
Abstract
In addition to respiration, the nose performs three other major physiological functions-air-conditioning, filtering, and smelling. On the basis of our experience in experimental investigations of nasal airflows in normal and abnormal nasal cavity models, airflows in the normal model and three artificially deformed models, which simulate the results of surgical treatments (inferior turbinectomy), are investigated by PIV and CFD. The left cavities of all three models are normal, and the right cavities are modified as follows: (1) excision of the head of the inferior turbinate, (2) resection of the lower fifth of the inferior turbinate, and (3) resection of almost the entire inferior turbinate. The use of high-resolution CT data and careful surface rendering of three-dimensional computer models with the help of an ENT doctor provide more sophisticated nasal cavity models. Nasal airflows for both normal and deformed cases are also compared.
Keywords
Bio-Fluid Mechanics; Nasal Airflow; Turbinectomy; Post-Surgery Model; Computed Tomogram;
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