Validation of CFD predictions of flow in a 3D alveolated bend with experimental data

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 399-405

  van Ertbruggen, C ^a   Corieri, P ^b   Theunissen, R ^b   Riethmuller, M L ^b   Darquenne, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VON KARMAN INSTITUTE FOR FLUID DYNAMICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alveolar flow; CFD; PIV

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL METHODS; PULMONARY DISEASES; SILICONES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALVEOLATED BEND; MAXIMUM SIMULATED VELOCITY; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 38149126300     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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