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Vaslef et al. (1994) measured the oxygen transport rate in a Sarns SMO1 oxygenator as a function of the blood flow rate. The oxygenator contained hollow fibers with an outer diameter of 290 μm. The blood flowed external and perpendicular to the hollow fibers. The blood was obtained from cows, and the properties of the blood were
 The blood entering the oxygenator had an oxygen saturation of 38%. Pure oxygen at a pO2 of 760 mmHg flowed within the hollow fibers. The total surface area of the hollow fibers available for oxygen transport was 1.87 m2, and the void space, i.e., εmodule, within the oxygenator module was 0.576. The frontal area (Af ) normal to the blood flow was 36.88 cm2, and the blood flow path was 9.5 cm in length. Calculate the oxygen transport rate for blood flow rates of 1.41, 3.19, and 4.86 L min−1. The measured oxygen transport rates for these blood flows are 161, 305, and 370 mL min−1 (BTP), respectively. Use the mass transfer correlation they developed using water, which says that