Effect of the branch-to-trunk area ratio on the transition to turbulent flow: implications in the cardiovascular system

31 December 1979

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Biorheology

Vol. 16 (6) , 411-417
https://doi.org/10.3233/bir-1979-16605

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of the branch-to-trunk area ratio upon the tendency of flow to become turbulent in symmetrically branched tubes. Velocity was measured with a laser Doppler anemometer in glass tubes which branched at

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