Re:Open-source “pandemic ventilator”
by amluto on Saturday February 29, 2020 @07:58PM
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What you want is called PAPR.
edit: Avoiding the extra breathing effort is only part of the benefit. Respirators generally let a lot more pollutants in through leakage than through actual failure to capture them because it’s very hard to make a good seal around your face. A powered respirator can keep the internal pressure neutral or slightly positive, reducing the tendency for anything to leak in around the mask.
edit: Avoiding the extra breathing effort is only part of the benefit. Respirators generally let a lot more pollutants in through leakage than through actual failure to capture them because it’s very hard to make a good seal around your face. A powered respirator can keep the internal pressure neutral or slightly positive, reducing the tendency for anything to leak in around the mask.