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AuthorAbughanam, Nada
AuthorGaben, Shahd Sameer Mohammed
AuthorChowdhury, Muhammad E. H.
AuthorKhandakar, Amith
Available date2023-04-17T06:57:46Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameEmergent Materials
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021-00181-x
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/41985
AbstractThe onset of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused shortages in mechanical ventilators (MVs) essential for the intensive care unit (ICU) in the hospitals. The increasing crisis prompted the investigation of ventilators which is low cost and offers lower health complications. Many researchers are revisiting the use of negative pressure ventilators (NPVs), due to the cost and complications of positive pressure ventilators (PPVs). This paper summarizes the evolution of the MVs, highlighting the limitations of popular positive and negative pressure ventilators and how NPV can be a cost-effective and lower health complication solution. This paper also provides a detailed investigation of the structure and material for the patient enclosure that can be used for a cost-effective NPV system using ANSYS simulations. The simulation results can confirm the selection and also help in developing a low cost while based on readily available materials. This can help the manufacturer to develop low-cost NPV and reduce the pressure on the healthcare system for any pandemic situation similar to COVID-19. 2021, The Author(s).
SponsorThis work was supported by Grant NPRP12S-0227-190164 from the Qatar National Research Fund, a member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar and the internal grant of Qatar University QUST-1-CENG-2021-6 and the claims made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Nature
SubjectANSYS simulation
Mechanical ventilators
Negative pressure ventilator
Positive pressure ventilator
TitleInvestigating the effect of materials and structures for negative pressure ventilators suitable for pandemic situation
TypeArticle
Pagination313-327
Issue Number1
Volume Number4
dc.accessType Open Access


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