TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Influencing the Disturbed Flow Patterns Downstream of Curved Atherosclerotic Arteries
JO - Numerical Mathematics: Theory, Methods and Applications
VL - 2
SP - 165
EP - 175
PY - 2008
DA - 2008/01
SN - 1
DO - http://doi.org/
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/nmtma/6047.html
KW - Curved artery, atherosclerosis, blood flow, wall shear stress, flow pattern.
AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Pulsatile blood flows in curved atherosclerotic arteries are studied by computer simulations. Computations are carried out with various values of physiological
parameters to examine the effects of flow parameters on the disturbed flow patterns
downstream of a curved artery with a stenosis at the inner wall. The numerical results indicate a strong dependence of flow pattern on the blood viscosity and inlet flow
rate, while the influence of the inlet flow profile to the flow pattern in downstream is
negligible.</p>