Table 4.
Summary of all bubble sensor data pre [Sensor 1] and post [Sensor 2] air-eliminating filter location. Values in bold highlight whether bubbles were detected after passing through the filter.
| Filter | Orientation | Test Date (2018) | Bubble Count per Range of Volume, n | Total Volume (µL) | Total Air Bubbles, n | % Air Passing through Filter | Flow Rate (mL/h) | Filter Exit Pressure (psi) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 µL | 2 to 20 µL | 20 to 50 µL | 50 to 100 µL | 100 to 300 µL | 300 to 600 µL | ||||||||||||||||
| Sensor | Sensor | Sensor | Sensor | Sensor | Sensor | Sensor | Average | Standard Deviation | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sensor verification | September 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4,998 | 5,122 | 58 | 102 | 72 | 4.3 | .27 | |
| TCBINF044G(1) | Horizontal—membrane up | September 26 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12,868 | 41 | 98 | .3 | 73 | 4.3 | .27 |
| TCBINF044G(2) | Vertical—flow down | September 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9,141 | 43 | 54 | .5 | 71 | 6.9 | .26 |
| TCBINF044G(2) | Vertical—flow up | September 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14,182 | 29 | 54 | .2 | 74 | 6.1 | .26 |
| Sensor verification | October 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 3,899 | 3,922 | 147 | 101 | 69 | 6.5 | .26 | |
| TCBINF044G(3) | Vertical—flow up | October 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11,231 | 0 | 72 | .0 | 65 | 7.4 | .26 |
| TCBINF044G(3) | Vertical—flow down | October 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6,924 | 0 | 52 | .0 | 71 | 4.6 | .26 |
| TCBINF044G(3) | Horizontal—membrane up | October 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8,499 | 0 | 81 | .0 | 73 | 7.6 | .26 |
| Sensor verification | October 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 8,478 | 8,331 | 62 | 98 | 68 | 6.6 | .26 | |
| REF473036(1) | Horizontal—grated up | October 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,231 | 0 | 41 | .0 | 69 | 7.3 | .27 |
| REF473036(1) | Vertical—flow down | October 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5,176 | 0 | 45 | .0 | 72 | 5.3 | .28 |
| REF473036(1) | Vertical—flow up | October 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,148 | 0 | 51 | .0 | 71 | 5.5 | .28 |
| Sensor verification | October 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 8,104 | 7,810 | 73 | 96 | 71 | 5.3 | .28 | |
| REF473036(2) | Vertical—flow up | October 10 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10,549 | 0 | 119 | .0 | 72 | 5.7 | .28 |
| REF473036(2) | Vertical—flow down | October 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8,104 | 0 | 75 | .0 | 71 | 5.9 | .28 |
| REF473036(2) | Horizontal—grated up | October10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | 0 | 29 | .0 | 65 | 9.2 | .27 |
| REF473036(3) | Horizontal—grated up | October 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7,410 | 0 | 54 | .0 | 71 | 5.2 | .26 |
| REF473036(3) | Vertical—flow down | October 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6,408 | 0 | 46 | .0 | 74 | 5.5 | .27 |
| REF473036(3) | Vertical—flow up | October 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7,120 | 0 | 46 | .0 | 71 | 5.6 | .26 |
| Sensor verification | October 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 5,956 | 6,266 | 75 | 105 | 72 | 7.4 | .27 | |