MOTIONS OF A LIQUID IN A PULSATING BULB WITH APPLICATION TO PROBLEMS OF BLOOD FLOW.

Abstract

Potential flows of the form phi = (ax sq. + by sq. + cz sq.) f(t) may be utilized to represent motions produced in pulsating bulbs. While the initial bulb shape may be arbitrary, sequential shapes are related by affine transformations. Two components appear in the distribution of pressure, one dependent on the instantaneous velocity and the other on the acceleration. Since he flows have stationary streamlines their inertial impedance is that of a simple mass, and is proportional to the first moment of the actual mass of fluid contained within the bulb. Examples treated are: (1) expanding and collapsing circular cylinders and (2) elliptical cylinders in which the periometer is held constant. The thickness of the pulsatile laminar boundary layer is found to be approximately one millimeter for conditions in the vicinity of the heart. Conditions for separation and turbulence probably differ from those in steady flow.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626006

Entities

People

  • Robert T. Jones

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood Flow
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Impedance
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Layers
  • Physical Properties
  • Potential Flow
  • Shape
  • Stationary
  • Steady Flow
  • Thickness
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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