Air-conditioning Characteristics of the Human Nose

Overview

Journal J Laryngol Otol

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2004 Feb 26

PMID 14979942

Citations 17

Authors

Michael Wolf

Sara Naftali

Robert C Schroter

David Elad

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Abstract

Nasal inspiration is important for maintaining the internal milieu of the lung, since ambient air is conditioned to nearly alveolar conditions (body temperature and fully saturated with water vapour) upon reaching the nasopharynx. This literature review of the existing in vivo, in vitro and computational studies on transport phenomena that take place within the human nasal cavity summarizes the current knowledge on air-conditioning characteristics of the human nose.

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