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Lung effect on the hemodynamics in pulmonary artery
Author(s) -
Tsai S. F.,
Sheu Tony W. H.,
Chang T. M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in fluids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1097-0363
pISSN - 0271-2091
DOI - 10.1002/fld.127
Subject(s) - finite element method , newtonian fluid , hemodynamics , mathematics , compressibility , mechanics , incompressible flow , galerkin method , physics , engineering , medicine , structural engineering , cardiology
The present study investigates blood flow in a pulmonary artery. The aim is to gain a better understanding of offset value in vascular circulation through a two‐dimensional analysis of the Navier–Stokes equations. In this study, the hemodynamics in a blood vessel with truncated outlets at which constant pressure is specified is examined. To simplify the analysis, the vessel walls are regarded as being rigid. In quadratic elements, the streamline upwind Petrov–Galerkin finite element model is employed to simulate the incompressible Newtonian blood flow. The adopted finite element model introduces artificial damping terms solely in the streamline direction. With these terms added to the formulation, the discrete system is enhanced while solution accuracy is maintained without deterioration due to numerical diffusion errors. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.