An Elastic Tube Theory of Pulse Transmission and Oscillatory Flow in Mammalian Arteries

Abstract

This work develops the concept of a thin walled elastic tube as a rough working model of an artery, and from a solution of the equations of motion of such a tube, filled with viscous liquid, a number of relationships are deduced that can be tested experimentally. The theory of pulse-wave transmission, and the relationships between pulse pressure, rate of flow, and radial expansion, are demonstrated as parts of a single logical structure. Some comparisons with experimental results are made and new experiments are proposed, as tests of the adequacy of the theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1957
Accession Number
ADB295267

Entities

People

  • John R. Womersley

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arteries
  • Bessel Functions
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Computational Science
  • Elastic Properties
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Standing Wave Ratios
  • Standing Waves
  • Steady Flow
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.