CFD investigation of steady flow in bi-leaflet heart valve hinge

Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Wang, Junhong ^a   Yeo, Tony Joon Hock ^a   Lim, Chu Sing ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bi leafet heart valve; Bio fluid; Cfd; Hinge; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STEADY FLOW;

BIO-FLUID; BODY FITTED COORDINATES GRID DISTRIBUTION; MECHANICAL HEART VALVE; SYSTOLE PHASE; THROMBUS;

HEMODYNAMICS;

BLOOD FLOW; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART VALVE; MODEL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

THROMBUS;

EID: 0033822643     PISSN: 0278940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.v28.i12.110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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