Open AccessFlow Mechanisms in the Human Olfactory Groove
Author(s) -
Shigeru Ishikawa,
Toshio Nakayama,
Masahiro Watanabe,
Teruo Matsuzawa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2008.530
Subject(s) - sniffing , airflow , nasal cavity , mechanics , flow (mathematics) , flow velocity , computational fluid dynamics , olfactory system , groove (engineering) , simulation , anatomy , physics , medicine , computer science , engineering , neuroscience , biology , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics
To visualize the velocity and the streamline of physiological unsteady nasal flow and sniffing using the computational fluid dynamics method and to compare the inspiratory phase, expiratory phase, and sniffing flow patterns of the olfactory area.
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