Abstract (EN):
In the vascular system altered flow conditions, such as separation and
flow-reversal zones play an important role in the development of arterial diseases.
Nowadays computational biomechanics modeling is still in the research and development
stage. This chapter presents a numerical computational methodology for
blood flow simulation using the Finite Element method outlining field equations and
approaches for numerical solutions. Due to the complexity of the vascular system
simplifying assumptions for the mathematical modeling process are made. Two
applications of the developed tool to describe arterial hemodynamics are presented,
a flow simulation in the human carotid artery bifurcation and a search for an
optimized geometry of an artificial bypass graft.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
19