Effects of non-Newtonian fluid on centrifugal blood pump performance

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 613-617

  Zhang, Genguang ^a,b   Zhang, Mingyuan ^a   Yang, Wanying ^a   Zhu, Xianran ^a   Hu, Qihui ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous Xanthan gum solution; Centrifugal blood pump; Pump performance; Rheological property; Similarity law

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; IMPELLERS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY;

AQUEOUS XANTHAN GUM SOLUTION; CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMP; SIMILARITY LAW;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; FLOW RATE; IMPELLERS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 41649109588     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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