rjplenter
True Classic
Work and hobby cross-over
That's cool Steve and I totally understand.
I was having an issue with some of my research kidney transplants. When I checked the literature it turned out that like my experience 1/3 of all kidney transplants were being lost to arterial thrombosis (clot) and this had been accepted for decades as normal.
Well, I can't accept those sort of stats so went about trying to find a solution. When I carefully analysed the existing techniques I identified that blood needed to negotiate an approx. 135 degree bend followed closely by a 45 degree bend in the opposite direction. If you look into blood hydrodynamics you quickly realise that sites of turbulence and eddies cause platelet activation which leads to thrombosis formation, or clot.
I came up with a technique that provides just a single approx. 75 degree bend and fixed the problem. In nearly 2 years of using this technique I've not lost a single kidney to thrombosis.
I presented this at an international transplant conference last year and while there met one of the pioneers of kidney transplant and he said he wished he had thought of my technique! Pretty stinkin cool.
The moral of this story:
Fluid and air flow dynamics are an intricate and VERY important science. They are not to be taken lightly and that applies just as well to our engine build choices.
It may have already been mentioned, but one requirement for fitting DCOEs that I would hesitate over is the effort required to cut away structural elements of the body and build a new box section to provide clearance for the carbs. I think downdrafts are a good option for several reasons.
Cheers,
Rob
That's cool Steve and I totally understand.
I was having an issue with some of my research kidney transplants. When I checked the literature it turned out that like my experience 1/3 of all kidney transplants were being lost to arterial thrombosis (clot) and this had been accepted for decades as normal.
Well, I can't accept those sort of stats so went about trying to find a solution. When I carefully analysed the existing techniques I identified that blood needed to negotiate an approx. 135 degree bend followed closely by a 45 degree bend in the opposite direction. If you look into blood hydrodynamics you quickly realise that sites of turbulence and eddies cause platelet activation which leads to thrombosis formation, or clot.
I came up with a technique that provides just a single approx. 75 degree bend and fixed the problem. In nearly 2 years of using this technique I've not lost a single kidney to thrombosis.
I presented this at an international transplant conference last year and while there met one of the pioneers of kidney transplant and he said he wished he had thought of my technique! Pretty stinkin cool.
The moral of this story:
Fluid and air flow dynamics are an intricate and VERY important science. They are not to be taken lightly and that applies just as well to our engine build choices.
It may have already been mentioned, but one requirement for fitting DCOEs that I would hesitate over is the effort required to cut away structural elements of the body and build a new box section to provide clearance for the carbs. I think downdrafts are a good option for several reasons.
Cheers,
Rob
Your going to save someone's life with your technique and research... I certainly can't lay claim to anything as cool as that.
