Computational flow visualization in vibrating flow pump type artificial heart by unstructured grid

Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-48

  Kato, Takuma ^a   Kawano, Satoyuki ^a   Nakahashi, Kazuhiro ^a   Yambe, Tomoyuki ^a   Nitta, Shin Ichi ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Navier Stokes equations; Three dimensional flow visualization; Ventricular assist device; Vibrating flow pump

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COAGULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PUMPS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISCOSITY;

BLOOD COAGULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLOWS; FLOW VISUALISATION; HAEMOLYSIS; PUMP TYPES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW VISUALIZATION; UNSTRUCTURED GRID; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VIBRATING FLOW PUMP;

VISCOUS FLOW;

ARTIFICIAL HEART; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD PUMP; CALCULATION; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037237953     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07191.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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