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Computational Flow Visualization in Vibrating Flow Pump Type Artificial Heart by Unstructured Grid
Author(s) -
Kato Takuma,
Kawano Satoyuki,
Nakahashi Kazuhiro,
Yambe Tomoyuki,
Nitta Shinichi,
Hashimoto Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07191.x
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , computer science , flow visualization , visualization , unstructured grid , casing , flow (mathematics) , fluid dynamics , impeller , finite volume method , navier–stokes equations , grid , compressibility , simulation , computational science , mechanical engineering , mechanics , artificial intelligence , engineering , mathematics , geometry , physics
Computational flow visualization in the casing of vibrating flow pump (VFP) was made for various conditions based on the novel techniques of fluid dynamics. VFP type artificial heart can generate the oscillated flow and can be applied to the left ventricular assist device. Flow pattern of blood in an artificial heart is closely connected to mechanical performance and serious biomechanical problems such as hemolysis and blood coagulation. To effectively design the VFP for a left ventricular assist device, the numerical codes for solving Navier‐Stokes equations were developed for three‐dimensional blood flow based on the finite volume method. Furthermore, the simulation techniques based on the artificial compressibility method and the unstructured grid were also developed here. The numerical calculations were based on the precise configurations and the flow conditions of the prototype device. From the viewpoint of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the detailed discussion of flow patterns in the casing of VFP, which were closely connected with hemolysis and blood coagulation, was made and the computational results were visualized by the use of the recent technique of computational graphics. Some useful design data of VFP were presented.