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Engineering external heart assist device
The work described herein is an independent and original work carried out in the Department of Chemical Engineering on a heart assist device which was designed, built and tested in the laboratory. The project can be divided into a mechanical and an electrical task, both of which were undertaken by t...
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| author | Bašić, Petar Frano |
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| description | The work described herein is an independent and original work carried out in the Department of Chemical Engineering on a heart assist device which was designed, built and tested in the laboratory. The project can be divided into a mechanical and an electrical task, both of which were undertaken by the author. The electrical task involved design and construction of a portable console adapted to receive a triggering signal and to activate a series of controls either in a sequential or singular fashion. The system also comprises a pulse frequency counter and a safety shut- off control circuits. A portable pressure-vacuum supply system and a pressure pulsating mechanism comprise the work done in completing the mechanical task. Of the two pressure pulsating mechanisms built and tested in the laboratory it is shown that a minimum flow, rigidly enclosed system is superior to a high flow, variable volume one. The design of the electronic console, pressure supply system and pressure pulsating mechanism is described and a description of the laboratory tests carried out so far is given. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17710 Engineering external heart assist device Bašić, Petar Frano Mechanical Engineering The work described herein is an independent and original work carried out in the Department of Chemical Engineering on a heart assist device which was designed, built and tested in the laboratory. The project can be divided into a mechanical and an electrical task, both of which were undertaken by the author. The electrical task involved design and construction of a portable console adapted to receive a triggering signal and to activate a series of controls either in a sequential or singular fashion. The system also comprises a pulse frequency counter and a safety shut- off control circuits. A portable pressure-vacuum supply system and a pressure pulsating mechanism comprise the work done in completing the mechanical task. Of the two pressure pulsating mechanisms built and tested in the laboratory it is shown that a minimum flow, rigidly enclosed system is superior to a high flow, variable volume one. The design of the electronic console, pressure supply system and pressure pulsating mechanism is described and a description of the laboratory tests carried out so far is given. 2016-03-14T07:16:54Z 2016-03-14T07:16:54Z 1974 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17710 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering Bašić, Petar Frano Engineering external heart assist device |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Engineering external heart assist device |
| title_full | Engineering external heart assist device |
| title_fullStr | Engineering external heart assist device |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering external heart assist device |
| title_short | Engineering external heart assist device |
| title_sort | engineering external heart assist device |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17710 |
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