Flow Visualization in a Mold of an Atherosclerotic Human Abdominal Aorta
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
- Vol. 103 (3) , 168-170
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3138273
Abstract
Flow in a mold of an atherosclerotic human abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries was studied by flow visualization at a mean Reynolds number of 500 during both pulsatile and steady flow. Flow separation and transient flow reversals were found distal to atherosclerotic plaques during pulsatile flow; whereas flow separation resulting in regions of permanent eddies were observed distal to plaques only during steady flow.Keywords
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