Coaxial Tube Occlusion Calculator
Outer tube size
Diameter: — mm = — Fr = — G
Inner tube size
Diameter: — mm = — Fr = — G
% Occlusion of larger tube: —
Residual flow capacity: —
Residual CSA: —
Linked variables (Fr = French, G = gauge):
- Gauge:
G = 19.375 − (7.807 × ln(d))[ln = natural log] - French:
Fr = π × d⇒d = Fr / π - Invert gauge:
d = exp((19.375 − G) / 7.807) - Behaviour: moving either diameter slider updates its Fr & G; the inner slider’s maximum auto-tracks the current outer diameter.
Occlusion maths (coaxial circles):
- Areas:
A₁ = π·d₁²/4(outer),A₂ = π·d₂²/4(inner) - % Occlusion of larger tube:
(A₂/A₁) × 100 - Residual flow capacity (proportional flow):
(A₁ − A₂)/A₁ × 100 - Residual CSA:
A₁ − A₂. CSA = Cross-sectional area. - Residual CSA “≈ Fr”: equivalent diameter
deq = √(4·CSA/π), thenFreq = π·deq, rounded to the nearest 0.5 Fr (no decimal if whole).