Computational fluid dynamics simulations of the airflow in the human nasal cavity;Análisis del flujo aéreo en la cavidad nasal mediante mecánica de fluidos computacional

Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 403-410

  Castro Ruiz, Pilar ^a,e   Castro Ruiz, F ^b   Costas Lopez A ^c   Cenjor Espanol C ^d  

^a Fundación Pública Hospital do Salnés   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c CENTRO MÉDICO POVISA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow simulation; Nasal airflow; Nasal cavity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; TURBULENT FLOW; AIR; BIOPHYSICS; BREATHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIR; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33644938428     PISSN: 00016519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6519(05)78638-6     Document Type: Article

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