Publication: Design of a centrifugal blood pump: heart Turcica centrifugal
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Küçükaksu, Süha
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A prototype of a new implantable centrifugal blood pump system named Heart Turcica Centrifugal (HTC) was developed as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for the treatment of end-stage cardiac failure. In the development of HTC, effects of blade height and volute tongue profiles on the hydraulic and hemolytic performances of the pump were investigated. As a result, the prototype was manufactured using the best blade height and volute tongue profiles. Performance of the prototype model was experimentally evaluated in a closed-loop flow system using water as the medium. The hydraulic performance requirement of an LVAD (5 L/min flow rate against a pressure difference of 100 mm Hg) was attained at 2800 rpm rotational speed.
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Engineering, Biomedical engineering, Transplantation
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Artificial Organs
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10.1111/j.1525-1594.2010.01167.x