The influence of gravity on the steady propagation of a semi-infinite bubble into a flexible channel

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Hazel, Andrew L ^a   Heil, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

APPLIED PRESSURE; ELASTIC CHANNELS; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEM; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PROPAGATION SPEED; PULMONARY AIRWAY REOPENING; SEMI INFINITE BUBBLE;

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EID: 53549126876     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2982520     Document Type: Article

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