Application of an unstructured grid algorithm to artificial heart valve simulations

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 581-586

  Hsu, Andrew T ^a   Yun, Julie X ^b   Hwang, Ned H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STEADY FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW;

UNSTRUCTURED GRID ALGORITHM;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; THROMBOSIS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033396887     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199911000-00013     Document Type: Article

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