Respiratory flow in obstructed airways

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2743-2751

  Yang, X L ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Luo, H Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CFD; COPD; Four generation; Respiratory flow

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLAMMABILITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

COPD; FOUR-GENERATION; RESPIRATORY FLOW;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 33750307321     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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