Three-dimensional numerical simulations of human pulmonary cilia in the periciliary liquid layer by the immersed boundary method

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 130-137

  Jayathilake, P G ^a   Tan, Zhijun ^b   Le, D V ^c   Lee, H P ^a   Khoo, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cilia; Immersed boundary method; Periciliary liquid layer; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY SURFACE LIQUID; BEAT FREQUENCY; CILIA; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHODS; LIQUID LAYER; MUCUS LAYER; NON-NEWTONIAN; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PHASE DIFFERENCE; PROJECTION METHOD; SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; LIQUIDS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VELOCITY; VISCOMETERS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84865057548     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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