The trouble-free and efficient operation of paste thickeners requires an optimal design and the cooperation of each component.When underflow discharging is suspended,alleviating the vast torque that the remaining soli...The trouble-free and efficient operation of paste thickeners requires an optimal design and the cooperation of each component.When underflow discharging is suspended,alleviating the vast torque that the remaining solids within the thickeners may place on rakes mainly lies in the circulation unit.The mechanism of this unit was analyzed,and a mathematical model was developed to describe the changes in underflow solid content and yield stress.The key parameters of the circulation unit,namely,the height and flow rate,were varied to test its performance in the experiments with a self-designed laboratorial thickening system.Results show that the circulation unit is valid in reducing underflow solid fraction and yield stress to a reasonable extent,and the model could be used to describe its efficiency at different heights and flow rates.A suitable design and application of the circulation unit contributes to a cost-effective operation of paste thickeners.展开更多
BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)is a new type of extracorporeal respiratory and circulatory assistance device.It can drain venous blood out of the body and inject it into veins or arteries after be...BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)is a new type of extracorporeal respiratory and circulatory assistance device.It can drain venous blood out of the body and inject it into veins or arteries after being oxygenated by an oxygenator(membrane lung)to replace lung and heart functions in a short time.ECMO can provide tissue blood perfusion and gas exchange almost equivalent to cardiac output and extend the effective treatment time window for patients with acute circulatory failure to restore cardiopulmonary function.CASE SUMMARY We report a case of an 81-year-old woman who underwent whole cerebral angiography,basilar artery thrombectomy and stent thrombectomy in the posterior artery of the left brain after implantation of ECMO.The patient was admitted to the hospital due to myocardial infarction.Considering that the cause of the patient’s disturbance of consciousness was unknown and cerebrovascular accident could not be ruled out after the implantation of ECMO,the department of Radioactive Intervention performed cerebral angiography.And the result of the angiography indicated vascular occlusion.After the basilar artery thrombectomy and stent thrombectomy in the posterior artery of the left brain,the patency of the occlusive vessel was achieved.CONCLUSION Although the patient eventually died of circulatory failure,the result of this case verifies the feasibility of cerebral angiography and thrombectomy in patients with implanted ECMO in the intubated state.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51834001).
文摘The trouble-free and efficient operation of paste thickeners requires an optimal design and the cooperation of each component.When underflow discharging is suspended,alleviating the vast torque that the remaining solids within the thickeners may place on rakes mainly lies in the circulation unit.The mechanism of this unit was analyzed,and a mathematical model was developed to describe the changes in underflow solid content and yield stress.The key parameters of the circulation unit,namely,the height and flow rate,were varied to test its performance in the experiments with a self-designed laboratorial thickening system.Results show that the circulation unit is valid in reducing underflow solid fraction and yield stress to a reasonable extent,and the model could be used to describe its efficiency at different heights and flow rates.A suitable design and application of the circulation unit contributes to a cost-effective operation of paste thickeners.
基金Supported by Joint Projects of the Medical Science and Technology Research Program of Henan Province,No.LHGJ20210255.
文摘BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)is a new type of extracorporeal respiratory and circulatory assistance device.It can drain venous blood out of the body and inject it into veins or arteries after being oxygenated by an oxygenator(membrane lung)to replace lung and heart functions in a short time.ECMO can provide tissue blood perfusion and gas exchange almost equivalent to cardiac output and extend the effective treatment time window for patients with acute circulatory failure to restore cardiopulmonary function.CASE SUMMARY We report a case of an 81-year-old woman who underwent whole cerebral angiography,basilar artery thrombectomy and stent thrombectomy in the posterior artery of the left brain after implantation of ECMO.The patient was admitted to the hospital due to myocardial infarction.Considering that the cause of the patient’s disturbance of consciousness was unknown and cerebrovascular accident could not be ruled out after the implantation of ECMO,the department of Radioactive Intervention performed cerebral angiography.And the result of the angiography indicated vascular occlusion.After the basilar artery thrombectomy and stent thrombectomy in the posterior artery of the left brain,the patency of the occlusive vessel was achieved.CONCLUSION Although the patient eventually died of circulatory failure,the result of this case verifies the feasibility of cerebral angiography and thrombectomy in patients with implanted ECMO in the intubated state.
