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Heat and Water Transport in the Human Respiratory System

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Heat Transfer in Medicine and Biology

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The warming and humidification of inspired air in the human respiratory tract, often called respiratory air conditioning, is a well-controlled and remarkably stable process necessary for maintaining life. An understanding of heat and water movement from the underlying blood vessels to and from the air flowing in the respiratory passageways, the problem addressed in this chapter, requires the application of knowledge and techniques from both the biological and physical sciences. Complete understanding of this process and its relationship to other functions of the respiratory tract is still a distant goal.

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Scherer, P.W., Hanna, L.M. (1985). Heat and Water Transport in the Human Respiratory System. In: Shitzer, A., Eberhart, R.C. (eds) Heat Transfer in Medicine and Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8285-0_8

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