• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2011

Mini centrifugal pumps having a diameter smaller than 100mm are employed in many fields; automobile radiator pump, ventricular assist pump, cooling pump for electric devices and so on. Further, the needs for mini centrifugal pumps would become larger with the increase of the application of it for electrical machines. It is desirable that the mini centrifugal pump design be as simple as possible as precise manufacturing is required. But the design method for the mini centrifugal pump is not established because the internal flow condition for these small-sized fluid machines is not clarified and conventional theory is not suitable for small-sized pumps. Therefore, we started research on the mini centrifugal pump for the purpose of development of high performance mini centrifugal pumps with simple structure. Three types of rotors with different outlet angles are prepared for an experiment. The performance tests are conducted with these rotors in order to investigate the effect of the outlet angle on performance and internal flow condition of mini centrifugal pumps. In addition to that, the blade thickness is changed because blockage effect in the mini centrifugal pump becomes relatively larger than that of conventional pumps. On the other hand, a three dimensional steady numerical flow analysis is conducted with the commercial code (ANSYS-Fluent) to investigate the internal flow condition. It is clarified from the experimental results that head of the mini centrifugal pump increases according to the increase of the blade outlet angle and the decrease of the blade thickness. In the present paper, the performance of the mini centrifugal pump is shown and the internal flow condition is clarified with the results of the experiment and the numerical flow analysis. Furthermore, the effects of the blade outlet angle and the blade thickness on the performance are investigated and the internal flow of each type of rotor is clarified by the numerical analysis results.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 정상류형 혈액 펌프의 일종인 축류형 혈액 펌프를 이용하여 혈액 펌프 시스템을 설계하였다. 이 시스템은 혈액 펌프, 신호 획득부, 인터페이스부, 신호 처리부로 구성되어 있고, 혈압과 심박수를 이용하여 혈압과 혈류량을 적절히 제어함으로써 좌심실의 기능을 보조할 목적으로 연구되었다. 전동 펌프가 회전할 때 생체내의 순환조건에 알맞도록 혈액 펌프의 회전수, 혈액 펌프에 걸리는 부하와 압력 정보를 적용하여 실험식을 만들어 제어에 이용하였으며 설계 제작된 모의 순환장치로써 실험한 결과 모의 혈관 내에서 적절한 혈압과 혈류의 제어가 가능하였고, 혈구의 변화량 실험 결과는 임시의 목적으로 사용가능 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Advances in biomechanics and applications
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.127-141
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• 2014

A preliminary study of a new pulsatile pump that will work to a frequency greater than 1 Hz, is presented. The fluid-structure interaction between a Newtonian blood flow and a piston drive that moves with periodic speed is simulated. The mechanism is of double effect and has four valves, two at the input flow and two at the output flow; the valves are simulated with specified velocity of closing and reopening. The simulation is made with finite elements software named COMSOL Multiphysics 3.3 to resolve the flow in a preliminary planar configuration. The geometry is 2D to determine areas of high speeds and high shear stresses that can cause hemolysis and platelet aggregation. The opening and closing valves are modelled by solid structure interacting with flow, the rhythmic opening and closing are synchronized with the piston harmonic movement. The boundary conditions at the input and output areas are only normal traction with reference pressure. On the other hand, the fluid structure interactions are manifested due to the non-slip boundary conditions over the piston moving surfaces, moving valve contours and fix pump walls. The non-physiologic frequency pulsatile pump, from the viewpoint of fluid flow analysis, is predicted feasible and with characteristic of low hemolysis and low thrombogenesis, because the stress tension and resident time are smaller than the limit and the vortices are destroyed for the periodic flow.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 1982

Ventricular assist device(VAD) has been clinically applied as a temporary circulatory sup- porting system in the patients with severe heart failure, but small sized VAD for infant is not available. The purpose of this paper is to introduce small sized VAD and presents the result of in vitro test. Sejong VAD is diaphragmatic type of pneumatic pump and stroke volume is 11cc. Cardiac outputs of the Sejong VAD were measured by overflow tank under variable conditions of driving parameters. The cardiac output was 1.3 1/min at the heart rate of 120 per minute, left atrial pressure of 15cmH2O, percent systole of 43%, driving pressure of 240 mmHg, vacuum pressure of -40 mmHg, and mean aortic pressure of 70 mmHg. No mechanical problem was developed during the continuous in vitro test for 3 months.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2015

Blood pump analysis process includes both mechanical and bio-mechanical aspects. Since a blood pump is a mechanical device, it has to be mechanically efficient. On the other hand, blood pumps function is sensitively related to the blood recirculation; hence, bio-factors such as hemolysis and thrombosis become important. This paper numerically investigates the mechanical and bio-mechanical performances of the Rotaflow in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO), Ventricular Assist Device(VAD), and full-load conditions. The operational conditions are defined as(400[mmHg], 5[L/min.]), (100[mmHg], 3[L/min.]), and (600[mmHg], 10[L/min.]) for ECMO, VAD, and full-load conditions, respectively. The results are presented and analyzed from the mechanical aspect via performance curves, and from bio-mechanical aspect via focusing on hemolytic characteristics. Regions of top and bottom cavities show recirculation in both ECMO and VAD condtions. In addition, Eulerian-based calculation of modified index of hemolysis(MIH) has been investigated. The results demonstrate that the VAD condition has the least risk of hemolysis among the others, while the full-load condition has the highest risk.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.393-398
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• 2005

An electromechanical type is the most useful mechanism in the various pumping mechanisms. It, however, requires a movement converting system including a ball screw, a helical cam, or a solenoid-beam spring, which makes the device complex and may lessen reliability. Thus, the authors have hypothesized that an electromagnetic actuator mechanism can eliminate the movement converting system and that thereby enhance the mechanical reliability and operative simplicity of an electro­pneumatic pump. The purpose of this study was to show a novel application of electromagnetic actuator mechanism in pulsatile pump and to provide preliminary data for further evaluations. The electromagnetic actuator consists of stators with a single winding excitation coil and movers with a high energy density neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet. A 0.5mm diameter wire was used for the excitation coil, and 1000 turns were wound onto the stators core with parallel. A prototype of extracorporeal electro-pneumatic pump was constructed, and the pump performance tests were performed using a mock system to evaluate the efficiency of the electromagnetic actuator mechanism. When forward and backward electric currents were supplied to the excitation coil, the mover effectively moved back and forth. The nominal stroke length of the actuator was 10mm. The actuator dimension was 120mm in diameter and 65mm in height with a mass of 1.4kg. The prototype pump unit was 150mm in diameter, 150mm in thickness and 4.5kg in weight. The maximum force output was 70N at input current of 4.5A and the maximum pump rate was 150 beats per minute. The maximum output was 2.0 L/minute at a rate of 80bpm when the afterload was 100mmHg. The electromagnetic actuator mechanism was successfully applied to construct the prototype of extracorporeal electro­pneumatic pump. The authors provide the above results as a preliminary data for further studies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.548-552
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• 2002

한국형 인공심장(AnyHeart)은 single moving actuator mechanism을 이용한 일체형 및 이식형 양심실 박동펌프이다. 저자 등은 양심 부전증에 의한 말기 심장병 환자에서 구난의료 차원으로 시도된 한국형 인공심장 (AnyHeart) 이식 1례를 경험하였기에 그 결과를 보고한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 1996

We investigated the energistics of the physiological heart model by comparing predictive indexes of the myocardial oxygen consumption (MOC), such as tension-time index (R), tension-time or force-time inteual (FTI), rate-pressure product (RPP), pressure-work index, and systolic pressure-volume area (PVA) when using the electro-hydraulic left ventricular device (LVAD). We developed the model of LVAD incorporated the closed-loop cardiovascular system with a baroreceptor which can control heart rate and time-varying elastance of left and right ventricles. On considering the benefit of the LVAD, the effects of various operation modes, especially timing of assistance, were evaluated using this coupled computer model. Overall results of the computer simulation shows that our LVAD can unload the ischemic (less contractile) heart by decreasing the MU and increasing coronary flow. Because the pump ejection at the end diastolic phase of the natural heart may increase the afterload of the left ventricle, the control scheme of our LVAD must prohibit ejecting at this time. Since the increment of coronary flow is proportional to the peak aortic pressure after ventricle contraction, the LVAD must eject immediately following the closure of the aortic valve to increase oxygen availability.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2002

이동 작동기형 인공 심장의 원격 모니터링을 위한 시스템을 설계, 구현하였다 동물 실험이나 환자에의 임상 실험 후 인공 심장 동작 상황에 대한 원격 모니터링은 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 담당자가 환자로부터 멀리 떨어진 곳에 있을 때에도 인터넷을 통해 간편하게 인공 심장의 동작 상황과 혈류역학 정보를 확인할 수 있는 시스템을 제안하여 그 성능을 확인하였다. 기존의 시스템과 쉽게 연결하여 사용할 수 있도록. 또 쉬운 관리와 기능 향상을 위하여 COM(Component Object Model) 기술 기반의 콤포넌트 모듈로 데이터 전송 부분을 구현하였고. 범용의 브라우저를 이용하여 인터넷에 연결, 확인토록 자바 애플릿을 이용하여 실행되도록 하였다. 또한 정해진 룰에 따라 판단하여 인공 심장의 이상 동작시 관리자에게 알려주도록 하였다. 구현된 시스템을 1개월 이상 생존하는 동물에 적용하여 본 결과 아무런 문제없이 정상 동작함을 확인하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.449-458
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• 2001

한국형 양심실 보조 인공 심장의 효율 측정 방법과 측정 결과이다. 한국형 양심실 보조 인공 심장은 에너지 변환기로 브러시 없는 직류 모터를 사용한다 이 브러시 없는 직류 모터가 기어 열을 따라 원추운동을 하며 혈액주머니에 힘을 가하게 되고. 이 힘에 의해 혈액주머니 안의 혈액이 박출하게 된다. 효율 측정을 위하여 제어기 및 모터부, 기어부 및 작동기부. 혈액주머니 및 기타부 등 크게 세 부분으로 나누었으며. 각각을 다시 소자별로 나누어 입. 출력의 효율을 측정했다. 부하의 토크, 분당 회전수 각속도, 인가되는 전압 등을 바꾸어 가면서 시스템의 효율을 측정했고. 이 측정을 통해서 모터 운동시의 전체적인 효율과 부분별 효율을 알 수 있었다. 특히 양심실 보조 장치의 모터부와 작동기부의 효율측정에 중점을 두었다. 측정 결과 이동 작동기형 양심실 보조 장치의 평균 동작 영역인 4$\ell/min$ 박출량에서, 전체 효율은 8 %정도이며 구체적으로는 모터부 50 %, 작동기부 85 % 혈액주머니부 19 %정도의 효율을 보였다. 또한 6$\ell/min$ 박출량의 경우, 전체 효율은 5.5 %정도였다. 분석된 결과를 바탕으로 효율을 개선하기 위해 박출량에 따른 필요 구동 전압을 결정하고. 혈액주머니의 충만 상태에 따른 속도 파형을 연구. 제안하였다.