Development of Computational Benchmarking Model for Infusion Pumps

Abstract

An FDA or infusion pump is a mehan0-electrical device that aids in delivery of nutrients and medications to a human body in pre-determined and specific controlled amounts. With wider use of computing power to model and analyse FDA pumps, industry have a need of a numerical model to simultaneously run CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and FEA (finite element analysis) to determine the turbomachine characteristics of designed FDA pumps. As the device is crucial to saving lives it is of utmost requirement that any designed pump be subjected to rigorous testing and validation to ensure it’s safety and efficacy. The authors have thus, designed a novel numerical model to simultaneously carry out real time CFD and FEA analysis, to match performance of pump at every fluid point and match the flow and turbomachinery characteristics with the benchmark results. The showcased numerical model and novel workflow has successfully satisfied the benchmark results. The novel model will aid the industry to directly adopt the easy workflow and validate various infusion and FDA pumps as per analytical results and help in quick launch of products in the market, saving time and effort.