Stress relaxation of the infusion tube with a pressure sensor

Abstract

We studied stress relaxation of the infusion tube with a pressure sensor using FEA method. The stress distribution in the tube, the contact pressure on the wall of the pressure sensor, the decay of the reaction force on the wall of the pressure sensor were determined, respectively. Due to the stress relaxation of the infusion tube, the reaction force generated by the tube deformation was decreased by over 75% as compared with the original reaction force in the first several seconds after the infusion tube was set into the pressure sensor.