Turbulence modeling in three-dimensional stenosed arterial bifurcations

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-50

  Banks, J ^a   Bressloff, N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD PRESSURE; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY; VORTICITY;

ARTERIAL BIFURCATIONS; DISSIPATION RATE; PARAMETRIC GEOMETRY; STENOSIS;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINETICS; SHEAR STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TURBULENT FLOW;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 34248152784     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2401182     Document Type: Article

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