Biofluid Mechanics

By: Jagannath Mazumdar

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Hardcover | 1 December 1991

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Presents such topics as: elements of physiology of the circulatory system; blood rheology; properties of flowing blood; models for blood flows, pulsatile flow and relations between pulsatile pressure and flow, and others.

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Preface
Introduction
Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics	p. 4
Simplification of Basic Equations	p. 10
Initial and Boundary Conditions	p. 13
Dimensional Analysis in Fluid Mechanics	p. 14
Circulatory Biofluid Mechanics
The Circulatory System	p. 18
Diseases Related to Circulation	p. 25
Blood Rheology: Properties of Flowing Blood
Blood Composition	p. 30
Structure of Blood	p. 31
Flow Properties of Blood	p. 34
Blood Vessel Structure	p. 37
Diseases Related to Obstruction of Blood Flow	p. 38
Models of Biofluid Flows
Flows in Pipes and Ducts	p. 41
Models of Blood Flows	p. 45
Consequence of Poiseuille's Flow	p. 49
Applications of Poiseuille's Law for the Study of Blood Flow	p. 49
Pulsatile Flow	p. 53
Further Discussion on Pulsatile Flow	p. 57
The Pulse Wave	p. 60
Mones-Korteweg Expression for Wave Velocity in an Inviscid Fluid-Filled Elastic Cylindrical Tube	p. 62
Applications in the Cardiovascular System	p. 64
Wave Propagation Accounting for Viscosity and its Application to Cardiac Output Determination	p. 66
Flow Through a Converging-Diverging Duct	p. 70
Non-Newtonian Fluids
Classification of Non-Newtonian Fluids	p. 80
Time Independent Vluids	p. 80
Time Dependent Fluids	p. 83
Viscoelastic Fluids	p. 83
Laminar Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids	p. 84
Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Elastic Tubes	p. 95
Models for Other Flows
The Krogh Model of Oxygen Diffusion From Blood Vessel to Tissue	p. 106
Fluid Flow in Kidneys	p. 113
Flow Measurement by Indicator Dilution Method	p. 119
Peristaltic Flows	p. 122
Fluid Mechanics of Heart Valves
A Brief Description of the Heart Valves	p. 131
Prosthetic Heart Valves	p. 134
Computational Biofluid Mechanics
Mathematical Modelling	p. 145
Laminar Versus Turbulent Flow Models	p. 147
Turbulence Models	p. 148
Computational Methods for the Study of Flow Through Prosthetic Heart Valves	p. 150
Laminar Flow Model Through a Prosthesis	p. 153
Turbulent Flow Model Through a Ball Prosthesis	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 189
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