Turbulent Flow in Agent-based Blood Vessel Model

Year 2017, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 67 - 71, 30.06.2017

Şebnem Bora Sevcan Emek Vedat Evren

Abstract

The aim of this study is to model the flow in blood
vessel at the simulation environment, in accordance with hemodynamic
principles. The circumstances that may
cause turbulent flow in the blood vessel model, developed in the agent based
simulation environment, have been discussed in this study. Whether or not the flow
in the blood vessel is turbulent is determined by the Reynolds’ number. The Reynolds’
number is calculated based on the diameter of blood vessel, flow velocity in
the blood vessel, blood density and viscosity. The circumstances of turbulent flow that may occur based on the radius
and viscosity in a narrowed region of blood vessel are shown graphically through experimental studies. It is thought that this study can be used for the educational
purposes in medical education and engineering applications.

Keywords

agent; agent-based modeling and simulation; blood vessel; turbulent flow

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