Chapter
1
List of abbreviations
Symbol definition
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1. List of abbreviations
Table 1: Abbreviations and Terms
Abbreviation, Term
Description
Control temperature
The temperature at which the humidifier attempts to maintain the
measured gas temperature.
Heated or unheated tube Non-rigid ventilation tube with or without internal heating element,
used to transport gases and/or vapours between the components of a
ventilation system.
Heating cable
Cable that supplies power to the internal heating cables of the heated
ventilation tube.
Heating plate
LM 2000 element for supplying the water chamber with thermal
energy.
Mains cable
Cable connecting the humidifier with a power source.
Stand-by
The device’s operating mode at reduced performance
Temperature sensor
Sensor for measuring temperature.
Temperature sensor
cable
Cable on which two temperature sensors are installed to monitor the
temperature at the outlet of the water chamber and near the patient.
Ventilation system
All ventilation tubes, connectors and components which form the
exhalation and inhalation tubes of the gas path between the ventilator
and the patient.
Water chamber
Component of the humidifier in which evaporation or nebulisation
takes place.
