Large-Eddy simulation of pulsatile blood flow

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-159

  Paul, Manosh C ^a   Mamun Molla, Md ^a   Roditi, Giles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stenosis; Large Eddy simulation; Pulsatile blood flow; Transition to turbulent

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BLOOD; HEMODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PULSATILE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

3D MODELS; ARTERIAL STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITIES; BLOOD FLOWS; BULK VELOCITIES; CHANNEL HEIGHTS; COMPLEX PATTERNS; FLOW PHYSICS; FLOW RECIRCULATION; GRID SCALES; OSCILLATING FLOWS; PATHO PHYSIOLOGIES; PULSATILE BLOOD FLOW; TIME DEPENDENTS; TRANSITION TO TURBULENT; TURBULENT FLUCTUATIONS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPUTER MODEL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARTERIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57849168949     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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