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A novel porous media-based approach to outflow boundary resistances of 1D arterial blood flow models

Alberto Coccarelli Orcid Logo, Arul Prakash, Perumal Nithiarasu Orcid Logo

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 939 - 951

Swansea University Authors: Alberto Coccarelli Orcid Logo, Perumal Nithiarasu Orcid Logo

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Abstract

In this paper we introduce a novel method for prescribing terminal boundary conditions in one-dimensional arterial flow networks. This is carried out by coupling the terminal arterial vessel with a poro-elastic tube, representing the flow resistance offered by microcirculation. The performance of th...

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Published in: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
ISSN: 1617-7959 1617-7940
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2019
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48329
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Abstract: In this paper we introduce a novel method for prescribing terminal boundary conditions in one-dimensional arterial flow networks. This is carried out by coupling the terminal arterial vessel with a poro-elastic tube, representing the flow resistance offered by microcirculation. The performance of the proposed porous media-based model has been investigated through several different numerical examples. First, we investigate model parameters that have a profound influence on the flow and pressure distributions of the system. The simulation results have been compared against the waveforms generated by three elements (RCR) Windkessel model. The proposed model is also integrated into a realistic arterial tree, and the results obtained have been compared against experimental data at different locations of the network. The accuracy and simplicity of the proposed model demonstrates that it can be an excellent alternative for the existing models.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 4
Start Page: 939
End Page: 951