Fluid Flow and Structural Numerical Analysis of a Cerebral Aneurysm Model
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Problem Description
2.1. Fluid Flow Simulations
2.1.1. Geometrical Domain and Mesh
2.1.2. Boundary Conditions and Solver
2.1.3. Model Validation
2.2. Structural Simulations
3. Results
3.1. Fluid Flow Analysis
3.1.1. Flow Patterns
3.1.2. Pressure
3.2. Structural Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Re | (ΔP/L)Equation (3) (Pa/m) | (ΔP/L)numerical (Pa/m) | Relative Error (%) |
---|---|---|---|
100 | 716.11 | 713.79 | 0.33 |
500 | 3580.54 | 3575.83 | 0.13 |
1000 | 7161.08 | 7364.60 | 2.84 |
Re | ΔPCarreau (Pa) | ΔPNewtonian (Pa) | ΔPratio |
---|---|---|---|
100 | 46.73 | 37.64 | 1.24 |
500 | 290.41 | 274.81 | 1.06 |
1000 | 726.12 | 704.84 | 1.03 |
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Souza, M.S.; Souza, A.; Carvalho, V.; Teixeira, S.; Fernandes, C.S.; Lima, R.; Ribeiro, J. Fluid Flow and Structural Numerical Analysis of a Cerebral Aneurysm Model. Fluids 2022, 7, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7030100
Souza MS, Souza A, Carvalho V, Teixeira S, Fernandes CS, Lima R, Ribeiro J. Fluid Flow and Structural Numerical Analysis of a Cerebral Aneurysm Model. Fluids. 2022; 7(3):100. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7030100
Chicago/Turabian StyleSouza, Maria Sabrina, Andrews Souza, Violeta Carvalho, Senhorinha Teixeira, Carla S. Fernandes, Rui Lima, and João Ribeiro. 2022. "Fluid Flow and Structural Numerical Analysis of a Cerebral Aneurysm Model" Fluids 7, no. 3: 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7030100