Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries

In this work, we investigate the behavior of the pulsatile blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries. Blood is modeled as an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid. The transient phenomena of blood flow through the coronary system are simulated by solving the three dimensional unsteady state N...

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Main Authors: Wiwatanapataphee, B., Wu, Yong Hong, Siriapisith, T, Nuntadilok, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42974
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author Wiwatanapataphee, B.
Wu, Yong Hong
Siriapisith, T
Nuntadilok, B.
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description In this work, we investigate the behavior of the pulsatile blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries. Blood is modeled as an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid. The transient phenomena of blood flow through the coronary system are simulated by solving the three dimensional unsteady state Navier-Stokes equations and continuity equation. Distributions of velocity, pressure and wall shear stresses are determined in the system under pulsatile conditions on the boundaries. Effect of branching vessel on the flow problem is investigated. The numerical results show that blood pressure in the system with branching vessels of coronary arteries is lower than the one in the system with no branch. The magnitude of wall shear stresses rises at the bifurcation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-429742017-09-13T14:30:06Z Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries Wiwatanapataphee, B. Wu, Yong Hong Siriapisith, T Nuntadilok, B. In this work, we investigate the behavior of the pulsatile blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries. Blood is modeled as an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid. The transient phenomena of blood flow through the coronary system are simulated by solving the three dimensional unsteady state Navier-Stokes equations and continuity equation. Distributions of velocity, pressure and wall shear stresses are determined in the system under pulsatile conditions on the boundaries. Effect of branching vessel on the flow problem is investigated. The numerical results show that blood pressure in the system with branching vessels of coronary arteries is lower than the one in the system with no branch. The magnitude of wall shear stresses rises at the bifurcation. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42974 10.3934/mbe.2012.9.199 American Institute of Mathematical Sciences fulltext
spellingShingle Wiwatanapataphee, B.
Wu, Yong Hong
Siriapisith, T
Nuntadilok, B.
Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title_full Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title_fullStr Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title_full_unstemmed Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title_short Effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
title_sort effect of branchings on blood flow in the system of human coronary arteries
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42974