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Three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels

Three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels
Three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels
Comparisons are made between two- and three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels. Most significantly, mean shear stress distributions and levels of oscillation (which have important implications for the prediction of stenosis pathology) are very different, both qualitatively and with respect to peak values. Maximum mean shear stresses are almost 40% higher for the asymmetric constrictions. They are also approximately 30% higher than produced in two-dimensional simulations. The distribution of oscillating wall shear stress suggests ways in which secondary lesions may develop. We also show that the so-called 'vortex wave' produced by an asymmetric two-dimensional constriction does not exist in a three-dimensional simulation at the Reynolds and Strouhal numbers of 600 and 0.03 considered here.
0791816680
525-526
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Bressloff, N.W.
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Bressloff, N.W.
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Bressloff, N.W. (2001) Three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels. In Proceedings of Bioengineering Conference: Summer Bioengineering Conference. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. pp. 525-526 .

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Comparisons are made between two- and three-dimensional pulsatile flow through asymmetrically and symmetrically constricted vessels. Most significantly, mean shear stress distributions and levels of oscillation (which have important implications for the prediction of stenosis pathology) are very different, both qualitatively and with respect to peak values. Maximum mean shear stresses are almost 40% higher for the asymmetric constrictions. They are also approximately 30% higher than produced in two-dimensional simulations. The distribution of oscillating wall shear stress suggests ways in which secondary lesions may develop. We also show that the so-called 'vortex wave' produced by an asymmetric two-dimensional constriction does not exist in a three-dimensional simulation at the Reynolds and Strouhal numbers of 600 and 0.03 considered here.

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Published date: 2001
Additional Information: BED Vol 50
Venue - Dates: Bioengineering Conference: Summer Bioengineering Conference, Snowbird, USA, 2001-06-27 - 2001-07-01

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Local EPrints ID: 21894
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/21894
ISBN: 0791816680
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Date deposited: 28 Feb 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:33

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