Three-dimensional, unsteady simulation of alveolar respiration

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 609-616

  Kulish, Vladimir V ^a   Lage, José L ^a   Hsia, Connie C W ^a   Johnson Jr , Robert L ^a  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolus; Gas Diffusion; Lung Diffusing Capacity; Transient Numerical Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION;

GAS TRANSPORT MODELS;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BREATHING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CELL MOTILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GAS DIFFUSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0036772769     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1504445     Document Type: Article

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