A three-dimensional, time-dependent analysis of flow through a bileaflet mechanical heart valve: Comparison of experimental and numerical results

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-618

  King, M J ^a   Corden, J ^a   David, T ^a   Fisher, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CarboMedics; CFD; Computational fluid dynamics; Flow visualisation; Heart valve prostheses; Laser Doppler anemometry; LDA; Numerical; St. Jude Medical

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BILEAFLET MECHANICAL HEART VALVE;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ANEMOMETRY; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; SINUS NODE; SYSTOLE; TIME;

EID: 0030152652     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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