Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus�2 syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) were first reported by officials in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 patients have a symptom of respiratory pneumonia diseases which have difficulties in breathing normally. Pr...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi, Asmuin, Nor Zelawati, Taib, Ishkrizat, Nazar, Juwaidi, Ismail, Azizan, Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan
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author Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi
Asmuin, Nor Zelawati
Taib, Ishkrizat
Nazar, Juwaidi
Ismail, Azizan
Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan
author_facet Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi
Asmuin, Nor Zelawati
Taib, Ishkrizat
Nazar, Juwaidi
Ismail, Azizan
Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan
author_sort Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus�2 syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) were first reported by officials in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 patients have a symptom of respiratory pneumonia diseases which have difficulties in breathing normally. Previously, the nebulizer machine commonly used to treat respiratory pneumonia diseases. However, the usage for this machine was not suggested during this COVID-19 period because the virus will be spread off easily. To overcome these shortcomings, the uses of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) with MDI disposable inhaler spacer is preferable. Besides, it had been known that the used of MDI disposable inhaler spacer helps to increase the uptaking of the drug into the lung. Besides that, the high demand for the MDI Disposable Inhaler Spacer in the hospital, causing a shortage of supply in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to produce a new design of this spacer to full fill the market need. This new design of MDI Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) was designed by using Solid Work 2018. Then, the parameters for flow characteristic such as particle velocity magnitude, velocity, Eddy viscosity, turbulence Eddy dissipation and turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) was successfully characterized and compared with commercial design A using ANSYS Fluent Version 19.2. The result showed that new design (AeroCup) had the desired characteristic, which was almost similar to commercial design A. This study can provide a piece of information to produce the low-cost metered-dose inhaler (MDI) disposable inhaler spacer to enlighten the burden shouldered by front liners, especially during the pandemic and also can scale-up the economic viability.
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spelling uthm-75992022-08-29T07:36:18Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7599/ Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi Asmuin, Nor Zelawati Taib, Ishkrizat Nazar, Juwaidi Ismail, Azizan Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan T Technology (General) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus�2 syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) were first reported by officials in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 patients have a symptom of respiratory pneumonia diseases which have difficulties in breathing normally. Previously, the nebulizer machine commonly used to treat respiratory pneumonia diseases. However, the usage for this machine was not suggested during this COVID-19 period because the virus will be spread off easily. To overcome these shortcomings, the uses of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) with MDI disposable inhaler spacer is preferable. Besides, it had been known that the used of MDI disposable inhaler spacer helps to increase the uptaking of the drug into the lung. Besides that, the high demand for the MDI Disposable Inhaler Spacer in the hospital, causing a shortage of supply in Malaysia. Thus, this study aims to produce a new design of this spacer to full fill the market need. This new design of MDI Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) was designed by using Solid Work 2018. Then, the parameters for flow characteristic such as particle velocity magnitude, velocity, Eddy viscosity, turbulence Eddy dissipation and turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) was successfully characterized and compared with commercial design A using ANSYS Fluent Version 19.2. The result showed that new design (AeroCup) had the desired characteristic, which was almost similar to commercial design A. This study can provide a piece of information to produce the low-cost metered-dose inhaler (MDI) disposable inhaler spacer to enlighten the burden shouldered by front liners, especially during the pandemic and also can scale-up the economic viability. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7599/1/J13440_7147566bba2bdd3afeb0d3271399ba22.pdf Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi and Asmuin, Nor Zelawati and Taib, Ishkrizat and Nazar, Juwaidi and Ismail, Azizan and Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan (2020) Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD). CFD Letters, 12. pp. 63-74. ISSN 2180-1363 https://doi.org/10.37934/ cfdl.12.12.6374
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Abd Rahman, Muhammad Faqhrurrazi
Asmuin, Nor Zelawati
Taib, Ishkrizat
Nazar, Juwaidi
Ismail, Azizan
Khairulfuaad, Riyadhthusollehan
Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title_full Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title_fullStr Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title_full_unstemmed Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title_short Investigate flow characteristics of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Disposable Inhaler Spacer (AeroCup) for COVID-19 patient by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD)
title_sort investigate flow characteristics of metered-dose inhaler (mdi) disposable inhaler spacer (aerocup) for covid-19 patient by using computational fluid dynamic (cfd)
topic T Technology (General)
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