A computational model for blood flow through highly curved arteries with asymmetric stenoses
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1997
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Ang, Keng Cheng
Mazumdar, J.
Hamilton-Craig, Ian
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Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 1997; 20(3):152-163
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In this paper, we develop a three dimensional model of blood flow through curved arteries with asymmetric stenoses. Firstly, the Navier-Stokes equations representing Newtonian flow are solved using PHOENICS, a computational fluid dynamics package which utilises the Finite Volume method of solution. The severity of the stenoses considered in this study vary from about 40% to about 70%. Subsequently, the model is solved for Reynolds numbers ranging from 100 to 1200. The pressure drop results show good agreement with published results. The results also show that stenoses on a bent artery has a significant effect on blood flow characteristics.