Resumen

BRACAMONTE-BARAN, William; BRACAMONTE-BARAN, Johane; BARITTO-LORETO, Miguel  y  D'ALESSANDRO-MARTINEZ, Antonio. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to the Study of Blood Flow in the Human Aortic Arch and its Main Branches. Ing. invest. y tecnol. [online]. 2016, vol.17, n.1, pp.45-60. ISSN 2594-0732.

In the present study the computational fluid dynamics approach was used to simulate the blood flow in the human aortic arch and its main branches. The data used in the simulation were obtained from a 30 years-old healthy male without any cardiovascular disease. The geometry of the domain was obtained from a Axial Computed Tomography and the flow and pressure boundary conditions were measured with Doppler Ultrasound and Sphygmomanometry, respectively. The imposed boundary conditions varied over time with a sinusoidal pattern ranging between the extreme registered values and a frequency identical to the heart rate. The numerical simulation reveals that regions subjected to higher mechanical solicitations are located in the roots of the branches of the aortic arch.

Palabras llave : hemodynamics; blood flow; aorta; computational fluid dynamics; simulation.

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