This paper numerically investigates non-Newtonian blood flow with oxygen and carbon dioxide transport across and along an array of uniformly square and staggered arranged fibers at various porosity (ε) levels, focussing on a low Reynolds number regime (Re

This study compares the gas transfer capacity, the blood trauma, and the blood path resistance of the hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator Dideco D 903 with a surface area of 1.7 m2 (oxygenator 1.7) versus a prototype built on the same principles but with a surface area of 2 m2 (oxygenator 2). Six calves (mean body weight: 68.2 +/- 3.2 kg) were connected to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) by jugular venous and carotid arterial cannulation, with a mean flow rate of 4 l/min for 6 h. They were randomly assigned to oxygenator 1.7 (N = 3) or 2 (N = 3). After 7 days, the animals were sacrificed. A standard battery of blood samples was taken before the bypass, throughout the bypass, and 24 h, 48 h, and 7 days after the bypass. The oxygenator 2 group showed significantly better total oxygen and carbon dioxide transfer values throughout the perfusion (p < .001 for both comparison). Hemolytic parameters (lactate dehydrogenase and free plasma hemoglobin) exhibited a slight but significant increase...

A novel theoretical model for mass transfer of hollow fiber bundles in hemodialyzers is presented. In the model, a hemodialyzer is considered as a porous zone which is composed of two non-interpenetrating porous flow zones. Firstly, the dialysate side (shell side) is thought as a porous medium zone. Then by solidifying the dialysate flow zone and the occupied zone by hollow fiber membrane, the rest zone of hemodialyzer (i.e. blood side or lumen side) is considered as a porous medium zone too. Finally, the interface of the two flow zones is the fiber membrane through which mass transfer is performed. The dialysate and blood flows are all described by Navier-Stokes equations with Darcy momentum source terms. Kedem-Katchalsky equations as other source terms are added into Navier-Stokes equations to simulate the permeating flux through the membrane. All equations must be coupled together in the process of computing. The model is validated by the experimental data in literature. The simulative results show that the predicted clearances agree well with the experimental data, and the model in this paper is better than other models for the forecast of clearance.