Haemolysis in Centrifugal Pump of Artificial Blood Circulation System

Abstract

The article deals with possible causes of increased haemolysis in the centrifugal pump of the artificial blood circulation systems. One of the hydrodynamic reasons is indicated -a strong vortex formation of the blood flow inside the pump impeller, which occurs when the impeller rotates. This factor is a natural demonstration of the mechanism of converting the mechanical energy of the impeller rotation into the pressure of the pumped blood flow.