A computational fluid dynamics study of inspiratory flow in orotracheal geometries

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 829-836

  Collins, T P ^a   Tabor, G R ^a   Young, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Image based meshing; Respiration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

HUMAN OROTRACHEAL SYSTEM; IMAGE BASED MESHING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; INHALATION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRACHEA;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INHALATION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 34548670742     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0238-2     Document Type: Article

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