The cavitational potential of a single-leaflet virtual MHV: A multi-physics and multiscale modelling approach

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 895-898

  Rafiroiu, Dan ^a   Diaz Zuccarini V ^b   Hose, D R ^b   Lawford, P V ^b   Narracott, A J ^b   Ciupa, R V ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Fluid structure interaction; Left ventricle; Lumped parameter model; Mechanical heart valve

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HEART; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

LEFT VENTRICLES; LUMPED PARAMETER; LUMPED PARAMETER MODELING; MECHANICAL HEART VALVES; MULTISCALE MODELLING APPROACH; OUTLET BOUNDARY CONDITION; PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE; VORTEX FORMATION;

LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS;

EID: 85007035479     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73044-6_232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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