Effect of geometric variations on pressure loss for a model bifurcation of the human lung airway
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- Title
- Effect of geometric variations on pressure loss for a model bifurcation of the human lung airway
- Authors
- Kang, MY; Hwang, J; Lee, JW
- Date Issued
- 2011-04-07
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Abstract
- Characteristics of pressure loss (Delta P) in human lung airways were numerically investigated using a realistic model bifurcation. Flow equations were numerically solved for the steady inspiratory condition with the tube length, the branching angle and flow velocity being varied over a wide range. In general, the Delta P coefficient K showed a power-law dependence on Reynolds number (Re) and length-to-diameter ratio with a different exponent for Re >= 100 than for Re < 100. The effect of different branching angles on pressure loss was very weak in the smooth-branching airways. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Keywords
- Bifurcation model; Length to diameter; Branching angle; Developing flow; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); HUMAN BRONCHIAL TREE; FLOW; GENERATION; OPTIMALITY; PATTERNS
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/17427
- DOI
- 10.1016/J.JBIOMECH.2011.02.011
- ISSN
- 0021-9290
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, vol. 44, no. 6, page. 1196 - 1199, 2011-04-07
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