Prototype ventricular assist device supported on magnetic bearings
- Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Mechanical artificial hearts are now expected to be used as assist or total replacements for failing human hearts, if a reliable, anatomically appropriate design is developed. Initially, ventricular assist or total replacement devices were pulsatile air driven units containing a flexing polymeric diaphragm and two valves for each ventricle. Many reliability problems were encountered. Recently, attention has been focused on axial or centrifugal continuous flow blood pumps. Magnetic bearings employed in such devices offer the advantages of no required lubrication and large operating clearances. This paper describes a prototype continuous flow pump supported in magnetic bearings. The pump performance was measured in a simulated adult human circulation system. It delivered 6 liters/min of flow at 100 mm Hg differential head operating at 2,400 rpm in water. The pump is totally magnetically supported in four magnetic bearings - two radial and two thrust. The geometry and other properties of the bearings are described. Bearing parameters such as load capacity, current gains, and open loop stiffness are discussed. Bearing coil currents were measured during operation in air and water. The rotor was operated in various orientations to determine the actuator current gains. These values were then used to estimate the radial and thrust forces acting on the rotor in both air and water.
- OSTI ID:
- 390750
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950852-; TRN: 96:005769-0008
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. industrial conference and exhibition on applications of magnetic bearings, magnetic drives, and dry gas seals, Alexandria, VA (United States), 10-11 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the MAG `95 magnetic bearings, magnetic drives and dry gas seals conference & exhibition; PB: 384 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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