NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HUMAN BLOOD FLOW IN MICROVESSELS

Authors

  • Atta Ullah Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, PIEAS, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • I. R. Chughtai Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, PIEAS, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • M. Nadeem Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, PIEAS, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

In this research, steady state flow of human blood in vascular system has been studied. Computational fluid dynamics has been used to predict pressure drop in human arteriole, artery, capillary, venule and vein. Viscosity of human blood has been treated in different ways by employing Newtonian, Power law and Herschel-Bulkley models. It has been observed that the Herschel-Bulkley model predicts the pressure gradients in all diameters reasonably whereas Newtonian and Power laws have their limitations.

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Published

29-06-2020

How to Cite

[1]
A. Ullah, I. R. Chughtai, and M. Nadeem, “NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HUMAN BLOOD FLOW IN MICROVESSELS”, The Nucleus, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 109–112, Jun. 2020.

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Vol. 46 No. 3 (2009)

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