Time dependent non-Newtonian numerical study of the flow field in a realistic model aortic arch

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 709-718

  Del Gaudio, C ^a   Morbiducci, U ^b   Grigioni, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atherogenesis; Computational fluid dynamics; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

AORTIC ARCH; AORTIC ROOT; ATHEROGENESIS; GEOMETRIC MODELS; NON-NEWTONIAN; REALISTIC MODEL; TIME DEPENDENT; VELOCITY PATTERNS; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WALL-SHEAR STRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AORTA ARCH; AORTA FLOW; AORTA ROOT; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART CYCLE; INFLAMMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PULSATILE FLOW; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; TIME; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 33747592397     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602900711     Document Type: Article

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