Numerical model of flow in a sac-type ventricular assist device

Artificial Organs

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 529-538

  Avrahami, Idit ^a,c   Rosenfeld, Moshe ^b   Raz, Sagi ^b   Einav, Shmuel ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Continuous digital particle image velocimetry; Fluid structure interaction; Moving boundaries; Pulsatile ventricular assist device; Sac type ventricular assist device; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CONTINUOUS DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MOVING BOUNDARIES; PULSATILE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; PULSATILES; SAC-TYPE VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOCITY;

EID: 33745500474     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2006.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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