J Korean Soc Vasc Surg.
2000 Apr;16(1):9-17.
Fundamental Study for Simulation of Blood Cell Motion in a Blood Vessel
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, SoongSil University College of Engineering, Korea. suhsangho@sfel.ssu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Hankuk Aviation University, Korea.
- 3Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.
Abstract
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PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to investigate the blood cell motion in human capillary by applying the boundary singularity method.
METHODS
A particle motion of spherical shape falling in a vertical tube filled with Newtonian fluid is studied by using the boundary singularity method and the experiment.
RESULTS
AND CONCLUSION: As the eccentric ratio increases up to 0.6, the rotational velocity increases almost linearly and the falling velocity remains constant. However, as the eccentric ratio exceeds 0.6, the rotational velocity increases rapidly and the falling velocity decreases. As the tube radius increases, falling velocity increases and approaches the stokes velocity and the rotational velocity decreases.