Large eddy simulation of high frequency oscillating flow in an asymmetric branching airway model

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1148-1153

  Nagels, Martin A ^a   Cater, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial ventilation; Bifurcating flow; HFOV; Human lung; Large eddy simulation; Three dimensional modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIFURCATING FLOW; HFOV; HUMAN LUNG; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VENTILATION;

FLOW SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; LUNG PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TURBULENT FLOW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OSCILLOMETRY; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70350405665     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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