CFD simulation of a novel bileaflet mechanical heart valve prosthesis - An estimation of the Venturi passage formed by the leaflets

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1132-1139

  Yokoyama, Y ^a   Medart, D ^b   Hormes, M ^b   Schmitz, C ^b   Hamilton, K ^b   Kwant, P B ^b   Takatani, S ^a   Schmitz Rode, T ^b   Steinseifer, Ulrich ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Design characteristics; Heart valve; Venturi effect

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HEART; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

BILEAFLET; BOUNDARY-LAYER SEPARATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW PROFILE; HEART VALVES; HELMHOLTZ; SEPARATION ZONE; VENTURI; VENTURI EFFECT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE; SYSTOLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33846514177     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602901206     Document Type: Article

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