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DESCRIPTION:This work elucidates the developmental trajectory of oxygen con
 centrators within the COVID-19 pandemic\, a period marked by a surge in de
 mand for oxygen cylinders. We were presented with a chance to create a min
 imum viable product (MVP) for an oxygen concentrator by Dr. Sreeram Dhurja
 ty from Rochester and several engineers from PSIT. The adventure commenced
  by delving into the fundamental concepts of physics and chemistry. Initia
 lly\, a machine with a wooden case was built utilizing readily accessible 
 components\, operating at a flow rate of 5 liters per minute (LPM). Follow
 ing the determination of the precise volume of sodium zeolite granules\, a
  machine was fabricated with an initial output purity of 75%. Various impo
 rtant changes were then subsequently made including improved sieve beds\, 
 the heat radiator system to disperse thermal energy\, and changes in the c
 hemistry of the primary concentrator. The testing of an improved (preprodu
 ction) stainless-steel unit spanned a duration of six months and was condu
 cted at various institutions\, including Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital\, a gove
 rnment hospital\, and a Cardiology institute. During this period\, we eval
 uated our oxygen concentrator with a flow rate of 10 lpm and a purity leve
 l of 90%. The cost of our final 5 lpm machine is approximately 25\,000 Ind
 ian rupees (about $300).\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Dixit\, \n\nAgenda: \nOctober 
 7\, 2023\, 12:00 pm EST - Dr. Aparna Dixit begins her talk\n\nVirtual: htt
 ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/369419
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/369419
ORGANIZER:m.schrader@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:28
SUMMARY:A Life Saver and Life Restorer - Oxygen Concentrator
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/369419
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This work elucidates the developmental tra
 jectory of oxygen concentrators within the COVID-19 pandemic\, a period ma
 rked by a surge in demand for oxygen cylinders. We were presented with a c
 hance to create a minimum viable product (MVP) for an oxygen concentrator 
 by Dr. Sreeram Dhurjaty from Rochester and several engineers from PSIT. Th
 e adventure commenced by delving into the fundamental concepts of physics 
 and chemistry. Initially\, a machine with a wooden case was built utilizin
 g readily accessible components\, operating at a flow rate of 5 liters per
  minute (LPM). Following the determination of the precise volume of sodium
  zeolite granules\, a machine was fabricated with an initial output purity
  of 75%.&nbsp\; Various important changes were then subsequently made incl
 uding improved sieve beds\, the heat radiator system to disperse thermal e
 nergy\, and changes in the chemistry of the primary concentrator. The test
 ing of an improved (preproduction) stainless-steel unit spanned a duration
  of six months and was conducted at various institutions\, including Lala 
 Lajpat Rai Hospital\, a government hospital\, and a Cardiology institute. 
 During this period\, we evaluated our oxygen concentrator with a flow rate
  of 10 lpm and a purity level of 90%. The cost of our final 5 lpm machine 
 is approximately 25\,000 Indian rupees (about $300).</p><br /><br />Agenda
 : <br /><p>October 7\, 2023\, 12:00 pm EST - Dr. Aparna Dixit begins her t
 alk</p>
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