The Japanese Journal of Physiology
Print ISSN : 0021-521X
A New Method for Measuring the Pneumotachometer Characteristics Using a Syringe
Nobuo OHYAJyongsu HUANGToshiharu FUKUNAGA
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1988 Volume 38 Issue 4 Pages 577-584

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A new method for determining the nonlinear characteristics of pneumotachometers was developed. This method consists of a computer algorithm analyzing unsteady flows generated by a syringe. We removed the possible influence of the frequency characteristics of the measuring system by inserting an acoustic low pass filter in the path of gas flow. Two types of Fleisch pneumotachometers were tested. For a given volume of 3l, the error of measured volume is 12.5% in uncorrected series and 0.2% in the corrected.
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