Validation of a fluid-structure interaction model for a bileaflet mechanical heart valve

International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 541-553

  Forsythe, Neil ^a   Mueller, Jens Dominik ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALE; Fluid structure interaction; Mechanical heart valve; Mesh partitioning; Remeshing

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949115831     PISSN: 10618562     EISSN: 10290257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10618560802336962     Document Type: Article

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