Validation of computational fluid dynamics methodology used for human upper airway flow simulations

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1553-1559

  Mylavarapu, Goutham ^a   Murugappan, Shanmugam ^b   Mihaescu, Mihai ^a   Kalra, Maninder ^c   Khosla, Sid ^b   Gutmark, Ephraim ^a,c  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pharyngeal airway; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SHEAR STRESS; SLEEP RESEARCH; TURBULENCE MODELS; WALL FLOW; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; HUMAN UPPER AIRWAY MODEL; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; STATIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS; TWO-EQUATION TURBULENCE MODELS; VALIDATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VALIDITY;

EID: 67649464214     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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