Numerical computation can save life: FEM simulations for the development of artificial hearts

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1166-1169

  Pohlmann, André ^a   Leßssmann, Marc ^a   Finocchiaro, Thomas ^a   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Hameyer, Kay ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial organs; drive design; finite element method (FEM); linear electromagnetic actuators

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; DRIVE DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES; FORCE CHARACTERISTICS; HEART TRANSPLANT; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS;

ARTIFICIAL HEART;

EID: 79955540736     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2082508     Document Type: Article

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