Fluid Flow in the Lung: A Survey. Numerical Solution for Gas Mixing in a Simple Model of the Lung, and Experimental Study of Flow in a Thin-Walled Collapsible Tube.

Abstract

The range of fluid dynamics applications in the lung is vast, encompassing many interesting problems rarely touched in any other single engineering area. A survey of recent work in this field was a simple model of the lung was developed indicating its application to a wide range of similar problems. Finally, new parameters were experimentally investigated in flow through a thin-walled collapsible tube. Results indicated the effects of the parameters to be significant in the flow of blood in the pulmonary capillaries as controlled by the surrounding aveolar pressure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767638

Entities

People

  • Jan David Janiec

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Blood
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanics
  • Microvessels
  • Physics

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design