Biofluid mechanics : the human circulation /: the human circulation. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Krishnan B. Chandran, Stanley E. Rittgers, Ajit P. Yoganathan.
• Other Names: Chandran, K. B; Rittgers, Stanley E, 1947-; Yoganathan, A. P (Ajit Prithiviraj), 1951-
• Contents: FLUID AND SOLID MECHANICS AND CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics; Introduction; Intrinsic Fluid Properties; Hydrostatics; Macroscopic Balances of Mass and Momentum; Microscopic Balances of Mass and Momentum; Bernoulli Equation; Dimensional Analysis; Fluid Mechanics in a Straight Tube; Boundary Layer Separation Introduction to Solid Mechanics; Introduction to Mechanics of Materials; Analysis of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Tubes; Analysis of Thick-Walled Cylindrical Tubes; Viscoelasticity Cardiovascular Physiology; Introduction; Heart; Cardiac Valves; Systemic Circulation; Coronary Circulation; Pulmonary Circulation and Gas Exchange in the Lungs; Cerebral and Renal Circulations; Microcirculation; Regulation of the Circulation; Atherosclerosis BIOMECHANICS OF THE HUMAN CIRCULATION; Rheology of Blood and Vascular Mechanics; Rheology of Blood; Vascular Mechanics; Summary Static and Steady Flow Models; Introduction; Hydrostatics in the Circulation; Applications of the Bernoulli Equation; Rigid Tube Flow Models; Estimation of Entrance Length and Its Effect on Flow Development in Arteries; Flow in Collapsible Vessels; Summary Unsteady Flow and Nonuniform Geometric Models; Introduction; Windkessel Models for the Human Circulation; Continuum Models for Pulsatile Flow Dynamics; Hemodynamic Theories of Atherogenesis; Wall Shear Stress and Its Effect on Endothelial Cells; Flow through Curved Arteries and Bifurcations; Flow through Arterial Stenoses and Aneurysms; Summary Native Heart Valves; Introduction; Aortic and Pulmonary Valves; Mitral and Tricuspid Valves CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTS, BIOMECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS, AND COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS; Prosthetic Heart Valve Dynamics; Introduction; Brief History of Heart Valve Prostheses; Hemodynamic Assessment of Prosthetic Heart Valves; In Vitro Studies of Coagulation Potential and Blood Damage; Durability of Prosthetic Heart Valves; Current Trends in Valve Design; Conclusions Vascular Therapeutic Techniques; Vascular Graft Implants; Arteriovenous Fistulas; Types of Vascular Graft Materials Used; Clinical Experience with Vascular Grafts; Biomechanics and Anastomotic IH; Angioplasty, Stent, and Endoluminal Graft Implants; Biomechanics of Stent Implants Fluid Dynamic Measurement Techniques; Introduction; Blood Pressure Measurement; Blood Flow Measurement; Impedance Measurement; Flow Visualization; Ultrasound Doppler Velocimetry; Laser Doppler Velocimetry; MRI and Velocity Mapping Techniques Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of the Human Circulation; Introduction; Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis Techniques; Modeling Considerations for Biofluid Mechanical Simulations; Fluid Dynamic Simulations in the Human Circulation; Future Directions: Multiscale Modeling; Summary; CFD Simulation Assignments Index Problems and References appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 612.1181; Blood flow; Fluid mechanics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439898161; 1439898162
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