Fluid-dynamic optimality in the generation-averaged length-to-diameter ratio of the human bronchial tree

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1071-1078

  Lee, Jin W ^a   Kang, Min Y ^a   Yang, Hoe J ^a   Lee, Eugene ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Pohang City Health Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Optimal branching; Pressure drop minimum; Pressure loss due to flow division

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

HUMAN BRONCHIAL TREE; OPTIMAL LENGTH-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; PRESSURE LOSS MECHANISMS;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; AVERAGING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; LAMINAR FLOW; LUNG PRESSURE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

BRONCHI; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 36448933114     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0232-8     Document Type: Article

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