Flow in a mechanical bileaflet heart valve at laminar and near-peak systole flow rates: CFD simulations and experiments

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 782-797

  Ge, Liang ^a   Leo, Hwa Liang ^b   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^a   Yoganathan, Ajit P ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

HEART VALVES; IMAGE VELOCITY; VELOCITY PROFILES;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FLOW RATE; HEART VALVE; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; SYSTOLE; TURBULENT FLOW;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW; SYSTOLE;

EID: 25444454392     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1993665     Document Type: Article

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