Mathematical model of gas bubble evolution in a straight tube

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 505-513

  Halpern, D ^a   Jiang, Y ^b   Himm, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Naval Medical Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TENSION; TISSUE;

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; GAS PRESSURE GRADIENT; GAS TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SURFACE TENSION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0033213080     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2835080     Document Type: Article

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