Title :
Flow dynamics of different by-pass configurations: a numerical approach
Author :
Pietrabissa, Riccardo ; Inzoli, Fabio ; Fumero, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Energetics., Polytech. of Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Investigations have been undertaken, utilizing a fluid-dynamic finite-element code, to obtain quantitative information on the fluid dynamics of different bypass configurations. The system investigated consists of a symmetric bifurcation with a stenosed branch. Two bypass configurations having the same length and diameter but different angles of insertion have been considered. Although no significant changes in the total bypassed flow have been noted, vector velocity plots and pressure plots close to the bypass anastomosis are different in the two cases, which may result in different blood damage and thrombus formation
Keywords :
finite element analysis; haemodynamics; physiological models; prosthetics; arterial bypass; blood damage; blood flow dynamics; bypass anastomosis; bypass configuration; fluid-dynamic finite-element code; pressure plots; stenosed branch; symmetric bifurcation; thrombus formation; vector velocity plots; Arteries; Bifurcation; Blood; Equations; Finite element methods; Fluid dynamics; Geometry; Prosthetics; Surgery; Surges;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96536
