Investigation of fluid dynamics within a miniature mixed flow blood pump

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 615-629

  Wu, Z J ^a   Gottlieb, R K ^a   Burgreen, G W ^a   Holmes, J A ^a   Borzelleca, D C ^a   Kameneva, M V ^a   Griffith, B P ^a   Antaki, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GAS LASERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT EMISSION; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

BLOOD PUMPING; LIGHT SHEET PARTICLE TRACER METHOD; MIXED FLOW BLOOD PUMP; OIL DOT FLOW VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0035668551     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003480100308     Document Type: Article

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