A model of airflow in the nasal cavities: Implications for nasal air contioning and epistaxis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Bailie, Neil ^a,c   Hanna, Brendan ^a   Watterson, John ^b   Gallagher, Geraldine ^a  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airflow; Computer simulation; Epistaxis; Fluid dynamics; Human; Humidification; Nose; Respiration; Shear stress; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; SHEAR STRESS; TURBINATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 67849095691     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3308     Document Type: Article

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