Modelling and investigation of the pneumo-olfactory function of humans

• Main Authors: Vladimir Kulish, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Lim, Chu Sing, Murali Damodaran, Alexei Sourin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/7006
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Our previous studies show that the lung diffusing capacity - the parameter characterizing alveolar (gas exchange) performance - depends on the effective diffusivity of the alveolar region, morphology of the domain (boundaries between the domain constituents, red blood cell distribution, etc.), and t...