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Lattice Boltzmann method for simulating the viscous flow in large distensible blood vessels

Fang, H. P., Wang, Z., Lin, Z. F. and Liu, M. R. (2002) Lattice Boltzmann method for simulating the viscous flow in large distensible blood vessels. Physical Review E, 65 (5). 051925. ISSN 1539-3755

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.051925

Abstract/Summary

A lattice Boltzmann method for simulating the viscous flow in large distensible blood vessels is presented by introducing a boundary condition for elastic and moving boundaries. The mass conservation for the boundary condition is tested in detail. The viscous flow in elastic vessels is simulated with a pressure-radius relationship similar to that of the Pulmonary blood vessels. The numerical results for steady flow agree with the analytical prediction to very high accuracy, and the simulation results for pulsatile flow are comparable with those of the aortic flows observed experimentally. The model is expected to find many applications for studying blood flows in large distensible arteries, especially in those suffering from atherosclerosis. stenosis. aneurysm, etc.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Statistics
ID Code:38019
Publisher:American Physical Society

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