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. 2019 Aug 1;32(4):224–241. doi: 10.1089/jamp.2018.1488

Table 6.

Experimentally Determined Mean (Standard Deviation) Aerosol Deposition Fraction (% of Nebulized Dose) in Different Regions of All Mixer-Heater Designs with a Targeted 32°C Outlet Temperature and Mean (Standard Deviation) Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter of the Outlet Aerosols

  20 LPM 30 LPM
Design 1
 Nebulizer (%) 7.0 (0.7) 9.1 (0.7)
 Mixer-heater (%) 11.4 (1.2) 11.1 (0.6)
 Outlet filter (%) 71.1 (2.4) 71.2 (0.4)
 MMAD (μm) 1.2 (0.1) 1.2 (0.0)
Design 2
 Nebulizer (%) 7.2 (0.7) 7.0 (1.4)
 Mixer-heater (%) 6.2 (1.6) 4.5 (1.6)
 Outlet filter (%) 79.2 (4.1) 80.2 (3.4)
 MMAD (μm) 1.3 (0.1) 1.2 (0.1)
Design 3
 Nebulizer (%) 9.3 (1.6) 9.2 (3.9)
 Mixer-heater (%) 4.4 (1.8) 4.1 (2.4)
 Outlet filter (%) 80.5 (1.1) 85.5 (4.7)
 MMAD (μm) 1.2 (0.2) 1.1 (0.1)