Suspension Two-Layered Blood Flow Through a Bell Shaped Stenosis in Arteries

The present study concerns with the effects of the hematocrit and the peripheral layer on blood flow characteristics due to the presence of a bell shaped stenosis in arteries. To account for the hematocrit and the peripheral layer, the flowing blood has been represented by a two-layered macroscopic...

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Main Author: Amit Medhavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2012-0072
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description The present study concerns with the effects of the hematocrit and the peripheral layer on blood flow characteristics due to the presence of a bell shaped stenosis in arteries. To account for the hematocrit and the peripheral layer, the flowing blood has been represented by a two-layered macroscopic two-phase (i.e., a suspension of red cells in plasma) model. The expressions for the flow characteristics, namely, the velocity profiles, the flow rate, the impedance, the wall shear stress in the stenotic region and the shear stress at the stenosis throat have been derived. The quantitative effects of the hematocrit and the peripheral layer on these flow characteristics have been displayed graphically and discussed briefly.
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spelling doaj-art-7cf102ee0cd949aaab2f5bb3d620bea12025-02-03T05:45:40ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032013-01-01101111810.3233/ABB-2012-0072Suspension Two-Layered Blood Flow Through a Bell Shaped Stenosis in ArteriesAmit Medhavi0Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, IndiaThe present study concerns with the effects of the hematocrit and the peripheral layer on blood flow characteristics due to the presence of a bell shaped stenosis in arteries. To account for the hematocrit and the peripheral layer, the flowing blood has been represented by a two-layered macroscopic two-phase (i.e., a suspension of red cells in plasma) model. The expressions for the flow characteristics, namely, the velocity profiles, the flow rate, the impedance, the wall shear stress in the stenotic region and the shear stress at the stenosis throat have been derived. The quantitative effects of the hematocrit and the peripheral layer on these flow characteristics have been displayed graphically and discussed briefly.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2012-0072
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title Suspension Two-Layered Blood Flow Through a Bell Shaped Stenosis in Arteries
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title_short Suspension Two-Layered Blood Flow Through a Bell Shaped Stenosis in Arteries
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