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The Fluid Mechanics of Large Blood Vessels

The Fluid Mechanics of Large Blood Vessels

The Fluid Mechanics of Large Blood Vessels

T. J. Pedley
November 2008
Paperback
9780521089562
$65.99
USD
Paperback

    The analysis of the circulation of the blood is one of the most important areas of fluid mechanics research, with far-reaching medical and physiological implications.

    Product details

    November 2008
    Paperback
    9780521089562
    464 pages
    216 × 140 × 26 mm
    0.59kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Physiological introduction
    • 2. Propagation of the pressure pulse
    • 3. Flow patterns and wall shear stress in arteries I Straight tubes
    • 4. Flow patterns and wall shear stress in arteries II. Curved tubes
    • 5. Flow patterns and wall shear stress in arteries III. Branched tubes and flow instability
    • 6. Flow in collapsible tubes.