Drawing a machine diagram

So far this is proving difficult. There are many different processes on a dialysis machine that makes it difficult. It has also been hard for me to actually find an accurate diagram anywhere.... I have a few of the basic steps down but I have a feeling im missing something...

And Again

So I guess most of the information I'm looking for has to do with the background of the machine along with the pros and cons of the machine. It is also important to find out how the machine differs from actually kidneys and how it evolved from former models. Thinking about what a machine looks like, I have a feeling the diagram is going to be slightly complicated with all of the boxes and descriptions... Not exactly looking forward to it. Well I guess thats all I have to say for now. Blogging about work is not exactly my strong point I guess....

UGH

So searching and searching is coming up dry. How hard is it to find something that talks about a dialysis machine. I mean come on! I have tried define my search and I just really am having difficulties. I guess I have a couple of resources already but I guess I'm going to be working for quite a while tonight.

Researching for a research paper

Well to begin, I decided a while ago that I was thinking about researching a dialysis machine. My main question was, "how does it mimic the kidneys?". I also should look into how efficient the machines are. I guess I missed blogging about that initially. I figure that if I want to find out how to make an artificial kidney, I should start by learning the basics of how we deal with kidney failure right now.

Now I guess I'm searching for resources. I'm not exactly sure how to even write about this. I have been doing a lot of web surfing. Nothing really substantial just mainly for background reading. More to come I guess....

Research topic

I tend to be incredibly indecisive when it comes to most things so picking an exact topic is going to be difficult for me. I think I probably want to do something that relates to organ failure or artificial organs but I actually really don't know where to start. I wish I had more experience with research papers and research in general. I feel a little out of my comfort zone. The only essays I ever wrote were prompted with questions usually about books that I read. So I guess these are new waters for me. I will think more about this later.

Search For Structure

So walking around campus I am supposed to be seeing structures, but honestly, most of the time I'm too tired to notice much. When finally motivated enough to think about this assignment I really tried hard to find something that no one else would do. Then I realized that there aren't really that many original things on campus. So here is my picture of..... STAIRS!

To measure the entire structure you must use meters because it is much too large for centimeters and much to small for kilometers. The individual steps must be measured in centimeters and the pebbles and stones in each step in millimeters. They are all on a different measuring scale but they are also very literal components that come together to make the whole. In a more abstract way the whole set of stairs is made up of pebbles because that it what each individual stair is made of.


The steps in the set of stairs are comparable to lincoln logs. They build on top of each other to make a structure. Lincoln logs generally make house but they are just like interlocking pieces in a structure.



The pebbles in the step are almost like puzzle pieces in a puzzle. They all combine to make a surface. They aren't quite interlocking but they do still form the shape of the step.



The function of steps is to give a pathway up to raised area. Without the compilation of steps, individual steps or the pebbles to make up the steps, the structure would be non functioning or nonexistent. They build upon one another to make the structure a whole. Each bigger part relies on the smaller parts before it. This is the same for many structures smaller components which make up middle size components which make up large components which make up the whole.