Snoring source identification and snoring noise prediction

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 861-870

  Liu, Z S ^a   Luo, X Y ^b   Lee, H P ^a,c   Lu, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Finite element method; Human head model; Nasal cavity; Snoring noise; Soft palate; Structural intensity; Tongue; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PATIENT MONITORING; TISSUE;

HUMAN HEAD MODEL; NASAL CAVITY; SNORING NOISE; STRUCTURAL INTENSITY;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ACOUSTICS; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HARD PALATE; HEAD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; NECK; NOISE; NOSE CAVITY; PHARYNX; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; VIBRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NASAL CAVITY; NOISE; PHARYNX; SNORING; TONGUE; VIBRATION;

EID: 33847305380     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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