An axisymmetric single-path model for gas transport in the conducting airways

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-75

  Madasu, Srinath ^a   Borhan, Ali ^a   Ultman, James S ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Finite element; Lungs; Single path

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

AXISYMMETRIC SINGLE-PATH MODEL; DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; LUNGS; SINGLE PATH;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

INERT GAS;

AIRFLOW; AIRWAY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AXISYMMETRIC PRESSURE; AXISYMMETRIC SINGLE PATH MODEL; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTING AIRWAY; CONTINUITY EQUATION; DISPERSION; DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; INHALATION; LAMINAR FLOW; LUNG; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MODEL; NAVIER STOKES EQUATION; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECIRCULATORY FLOW; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; VELOCITY; WEIBEL SYMMETRIC AIRWAY;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GASES; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY TRANSPORT;

EID: 33645722029     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2133762     Document Type: Article

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