Simulation of blood flow in human aorta with emphasis on outlet boundary conditions

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3175-3188

  Benim, A C ^a   Nahavandi, A ^a   Assmann, A ^b   Schubert, D ^b   Feindt, P ^b   Suh, S H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood flow; CFD; Extracorporeal circulation; Human aorta; Outlet boundary conditions

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; CFD; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN AORTA; OUTLET BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HEMODYNAMICS; PULSATILE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79953203147     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2010.12.022     Document Type: Article

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