Modelling human upper-airway dynamics and dysfunction

Modelling human upper-airway dynamics and dysfunction

Repetitive closure of the upper-airway characterises obstructive sleep apnea. It disrupts sleep causing excessive daytime drowsiness, and is linked to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.Previous studies simulating the underlying fluid mechanics of two-dimensional channel flow are based upon vel...

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Main Author: Tetlow, George A.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2012
Subjects:
turbulent model k − ω SST
human upper-airway
obstructive sleep apnoea
3-D pharynx model
numerical modelling
2- D soft-palate model
viscous flow
biomechanical
pressure driven
stability solution space
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1867

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