A screen pneumotachograph is:

a. built with metal struts. c. bidirectional and very accurate.
b. expensive and non-disposable. d. heated to prevent condensation.


ANS: D
The screen pneumotachograph is similar to Fleisch-type devices in that a heating element is in-corporated to prevent water condensation on the metal screens.

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