Direct numerical simulation of the pulsatile flow through an aortic bileaflet mechanical heart valve

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 622, Issue , 2009, Pages 259-290

  De Tullio, M D ^a   Cristallo, A ^a   Balaras, E ^b   Verzicco, R ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PULSATILE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENSORS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

BILEAFLET MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; DATA ACCESSIBILITY; FLUID PARTICLES; IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; REYNOLDS STRESS; VISCOUS STRESS TENSORS; VON MISES CRITERION;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ALGORITHM; BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW STRUCTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 65649150394     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008005156     Document Type: Article

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