The objective of the present study is to carry out CFD simulations in a realistic 3D geometry of two coronary stents in physiological conditions and to assess the influence of the non-Newtonian behavior of blood, modeled as Casson fluid. The stents used are made of 12 rings and are similar to real coronary ones. Artery is modeled as a cylinder with rigid walls and the blood is assumed as incompressible non-Newtonian fluid in laminar flow. A commercial computational fluid dynamic code is used with a mesh composed of non uniform tetrahedrons. The simulations are performed in steady and unsteady state. Wall Shear Stress, as well as its time variations and the non-Newtonian behavior, are investigated in unsteady state. Results suggest that the Newtonian behavior is leading to an overestimation of the restenosis percent.
Gori, F., Boghi, A. (2010). Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation Of Non-Newtonian Blood In Two Coronary Stents.. In Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL HEAT TRANSFER CONFERENCE (pp.109-114) [10-1115/IHTC14-23087].
Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation Of Non-Newtonian Blood In Two Coronary Stents.
GORI, FABIO;
2010-01-01
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to carry out CFD simulations in a realistic 3D geometry of two coronary stents in physiological conditions and to assess the influence of the non-Newtonian behavior of blood, modeled as Casson fluid. The stents used are made of 12 rings and are similar to real coronary ones. Artery is modeled as a cylinder with rigid walls and the blood is assumed as incompressible non-Newtonian fluid in laminar flow. A commercial computational fluid dynamic code is used with a mesh composed of non uniform tetrahedrons. The simulations are performed in steady and unsteady state. Wall Shear Stress, as well as its time variations and the non-Newtonian behavior, are investigated in unsteady state. Results suggest that the Newtonian behavior is leading to an overestimation of the restenosis percent.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
