Geometry induced flow disturbances

From clinical studies it is well known that atherosclerosis has preferred locations in the vascular system, primarily sited in the carotid arteries, coronary arteries, and in vessels supplying the lower extremities in the arterial system. In the vicinity of bifurcations flow tends to separate formin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yazdani, Saami Kaveh
Other Authors: Engineering Science and Mechanics
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/10023
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232004-013648