Flow-driven opening of a valvular leaflet

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 569, Issue , 2006, Pages 321-330

  Pedrizzetti, G ^a   Domenichini, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKES;

CARDIAC FLOW; FLOW-DRIVEN OPENING; VALVULAR LEAFLET;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; WAKES;

CHANNEL FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKE;

EID: 33751064917     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200600303X     Document Type: Article

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