Evaluating transmitters for quantifying respiratory airflow in the breathing mechanism
 
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Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Krakow. Poland
 
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Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, 11 Oczapowskiego St., 10 710 Olsztyn, Poland
 
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Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliski st, 00-908 Warsaw. Poland
 
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Department and Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 30, 10 082 Olsztyn, Poland
 
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Weles Acoustics Sp. z o.o., ul. Przemysłowa 13, 44-203 Rybnik, Poland
 
 
Submission date: 2023-11-22
 
 
Final revision date: 2023-12-29
 
 
Acceptance date: 2023-12-30
 
 
Online publication date: 2023-12-30
 
 
Publication date: 2024-01-10
 
 
Corresponding author
Szymon Nitkiewicz   

Department of Mechatronics, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, 11 Oczapowskiego St., 10 710 Olsztyn, Poland
 
 
Diagnostyka 2024;25(1):2024105
 
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Techniques for measuring fluid flow have been known since the 19th century. The first solutions based on the use of pressure only allowed relatively slow changes to be observed. It was not until measurement techniques based on the use of electronic components and the phenomenon of thermo-transfer, combined with a method enabling fast signal recording (A/C converters), that it became possible to analyse the flow of a medium (e.g. air) in detail. Although flow sensors based on measuring changes in resistance have been known for many years, new solutions are still being developed. This paper presents the results of tests using several sensor solutions. It should be noted that sensor research is related to the need to develop a device to measure flow as accurately as possible, while at the same time ensuring the comfort of the test person during the measurements. Therefore, the search was for a sensor that is small in size and at the same time resistant to damage and operation in a harsh humid environment.
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This research was funded by the Department of Mechanics and Vibroacoustics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland, grant number 16.16.130.942. Results presented in this paper were also obtained thanks to the work carried out under the POIR.01.01.01-00-0339/17 project (financed by NCBR).
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