Non-Newtonian blood flow study in a model cavopulmonary vascular system

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-283

  Chitra, K ^a   Sundararajan, T ^a   Vengadesan, S ^a   Nithiarasu, P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element; Haemodynamics; Recirculation zone; Shear thinning; TCPC; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT; HAEMODYNAMICS; RECIRCULATION ZONE; SHEAR THINNING; TCPC; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEMODYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 79955153527     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2256     Document Type: Article

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