Comparison of flow in numerical and physical models of a ventricular assist device using low- And high-viscosity fluids

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 423-432

  Konig C S ^a   Clark, C ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Experimental validation; Laminar flow; Model; Moving boundaries; Newtonian; Unsteady flow; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VISCOSITY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032615960     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411991535031     Document Type: Article

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