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Engineering, 26.11.2019 00:31 jacky852

The surface tension of water is 72 dyne/cm and the minimum surface tension with lung surfactant is 18 dyne/cm. assume a transpulmonary (alveoli to pleural space) pressure drop of 6 cm h2o and determine the smallest alveolar radius if the fluid film is water or water with surfactant. compare the dimensions with the reported diameters of human lung alveoli. (no references required) (5 points)

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