A numerical study of the flow-induced vibration characteristics of a voice-producing element for laryngectomized patients

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3598-3606

  Thomson, S L ^a   Tack, J W ^b   Verkerke, G J ^b,c  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Flow induced vibrations; Total laryngectomy; Voice prosthesis; Voice producing element

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

FLOW-INDUCED VIBRATIONS; TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY; VOICE PROSTHESIS; VOICE-PRODUCING ELEMENTS;

VIBRATION CONTROL;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; VIBRATION; VOICE; VOICE PROSTHESIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH, ALARYNGEAL;

EID: 36248960056     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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