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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Blood flow-through segments of large arteries of man, between adjacent bifurcations, can be modeled as pulsatile flow in tapered converging tubes, of small angle of convergence, up to 2 deg. Assuming linearity, rigid tube and homogeneous Newtonian fluid, the physiological flow field is governed by the Navier-Stokes equation with dominant nonlinear and unsteady terms. Analytical solution of this problem is presented based on an integral method technique. The solution shows that even for small tapering the flow pattern is markedly different from the flow obtained for a uniform tube. The periodic shear stresses at the wall and pressure gradients increase both in their mean value and amplitude with increased distance downstream. These results are highly significant in the process of atherogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0148-0731
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulsatile flow in tapered tubes: a model of blood flow with large disturbances.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't