Biomedical subjects

E T Huang

Publications and source records attributed to E T Huang.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2001

Air sparging tracer test to investigate the flow path.

The paper presents a useful method for investigating the flow path of the injected air, estimating the radius of influence, and assisting the design of well spacing of sparging wells. The method applies both tracer and modeling approach. A field test using helium as a tracer was conducted on an air sparging pilot. A 3-dimensional, 3-phase compositional model was utilized to simulate the air sparging process at the pilot. The model was first calibrated with the tracer concentrations observed in the field test at various locations between the air sparging well and the soil vapor extraction well. The calibrated model was then used to predict the flow path of the injected air and to simulate the water saturation distributions in the aquifer. The steady-state water saturation distributions was found useful for estimating the radius of influence of air sparging and for designing the well spacing of sparging well.

Air Movements↗

PubMed2000

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt performance under hyperbaric conditions.

A novice scuba diver with an implanted ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt inquired about the performance characteristics of his shunt while diving. A literature search revealed no information regarding shunt performance under hyperbaric conditions. The manufacturer could not certify that the shunt would function under pressure. Therefore, four VP shunts were tested according to the manufacturer's testing protocol at 1 and 4 atm abs in a multiplace hyperbaric chamber. The pressure (in mm of H2O) required to establish flow through the shunts was recorded. Trials at 1 atm abs (n = 12) and 4 atm abs (n = 12) show that all shunts performed within the pressure range specified by the manufacturer.

Atmospheric Pressure↗

PubMed1988

On estimating census undercount in small areas.

"Net undercount rates in the U.S. decennial census have been steadily declining over the last several censuses. Differential undercounts among race groups and geographic areas, however, appear to persist. In the following, we examine and compare several methodologies for providing small area estimates of census coverage by constructing artificial populations. Measures of performance are also introduced to assess the various small area estimates. Synthetic estimation in combination with regression modelling provide the best results over the methods considered. Sampling error effects are also simulated. The results form the basis for determining coverage evaluation survey small area estimates of the 1900 decennial census."

Americas↗