Application of a locally conservative Galerkin (LCG) method for modelling blood flow through a patient-specific carotid bifurcation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 64, Issue 10-12, 2010, Pages 1274-1295

  Bevan, R L T ^a   Nithiarasu, P ^a   Van Loon, R ^a   Sazonov, I ^a   Luckraz, H ^b   Garnham, A ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological flows; Carotid bifurcation; CBS; LCG; Local flux conservation; Patient specific modelling; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FLOWS; CAROTID BIFURCATION; CBS; LCG; LOCAL FLUX CONSERVATION; PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELLING; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BLOOD; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; GALERKIN METHODS; HEMODYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 78649644177     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2313     Document Type: Article

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