• Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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• v.1995 no.05
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• pp.109-112
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• 1995

The three dimensional, steady flows of blood and blood analogue fluids in the abdominal aortic bifurcation are simulated using the finite volume method. The objective of this investigation is to understand the generation and progression of site-specific atherosclerosis from a hydrodynamic point of view. Due to complexity of blood in conducting experimental study, aqueous polymer solutions are used as the substitutional fluids. For comparison purpose of the flow characteristics of blood and substitutional fluids, rheologically different fluids such as water soluble polymers of Carbopol-934 and Separan AP-273 are employed for the numerical simulation. In order to understand the role of hydrodynamics in the formation and development of atherosclerosis lesions flow velocities, pressures and shear stresses along the vessel are calculated for steady flows.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.33-39
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• 2016

Radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula(RC-AVF) is the most recommended operation of achieving access for hemodialysis. However, it has high rates of early failure depending on the many haemodynamic conditions. To increase RC-AVF patency rate, many researches were performed by in-vitro experiment via artificial vessel and blood analogue fluid, and there were conflicting opinions about whether the non-Newtonian properties of blood have an influence on the flow in large arteries. To investigate the influence of viscoelasticity of blood within the RC-AVF, we fabricated three dimensional artificial RC-AVF and two kinds of blood analogue fluid. The velocity field of two fluids within the vessel were measured by micro-particle velocimetry(m-PIV) and compared with each other. The velocity profiles of both fluids for systolic phase were matched well while those for diastolic phase did not correspond. Therefore, it is desired to use non-newtonian fluid for in-vitro experiment of RC-AVF.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.150-157
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• 1995

본 논문의 목적은 협착이 발생괸 원관과 분기관내 혈액과 혈액대용유체의 유동문제 에 수치해석방법을 적용하여 유동특성을 파악하는데 있다. 혈액대용유체로서는 Separan AP-273 500wppm 수용액과 Carpobol 934 1.0w% 수용액을 사용하였다. Carbopol 수용액의 유변학적 성질은 수정멱법칙모델, 그리고 혈액과 Separan 수용액의 유변학적 성질은 Carreau 모델로 나타내었다. 협착관유동에서 Carbopol 수용액의 재부착거리는 혈액이나 Separan 수용액의 경우보다 길고 협착으로 인한 압력강하는 Carbopol 수용액, 혈액, Separan 수용액의 순으로 작게 나타난다. 분기관유동에서 Separan 수용액의 압력손실은 혈 액과 Carbopol 수용액보다 작게 나탄나고 협착이 발생괸 부기관내에서 혈액과 Separan 수 용액의 압력손실은 협착이 없는 분기관의 압력손실보다 크게 증가한다.