The effect of the aortic arch atherosclerotic formations on blood mass flow distribution is determined experimentally on the aortic arch model, derived from x-ray traces, for the average values of the governing parameters: Reynolds number, unsteadiness parameter, and velocity fluctuation parameter. A computer program incorporating the experimrntal data is developed, which predicts approximately the flow distribution for various arterial blockages.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Aortic arch, Atherosclerosis, Blood, Flow (Dynamics), Computer software, Reynolds number, X-rays
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