A two-system, single-analysis, fluid-structure interaction technique for modelling abdominal aortic aneurysms

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 955-969

  Kelly, S C ^a   O'Rourke, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; finite volume method; fluid structure interaction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME; MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT; MESH MOTION; NONLINEAR MATERIALS; TIME STEP; VON MISES STRESS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUIDS;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 77956307228     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM725     Document Type: Conference Paper

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