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¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.

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This study characterizes flow around an oscillating cylinder in a pulsatile environment for artificial lung design. Higher oscillation amplitudes and lower Keulegan-Carpenter numbers enhance mixing, while avoiding lock-in improves performance.

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Biomedical engineering
Computational science

Background:

A novel Total Artificial Lung (TAL) design requires understanding flow dynamics for improved gas exchange.
Characterizing fluid flow around oscillating components is crucial for optimizing artificial organ performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the flow characteristics around an oscillating cylinder within a pulsatile flow.
To determine how parameters like amplitude and Keulegan-Carpenter number affect vorticity and drag.
To inform the design of an improved Total Artificial Lung (TAL) for enhanced gas exchange.

Main Methods:

Utilized Navier-Stokes computations in a moving frame of reference to simulate the dynamic flow field.
Modeled cylinder oscillations and pulsatile free-stream velocity using sinusoidal waves.
Investigated parameters including amplitude (0.5D

Main Results:

Increased oscillation amplitude and decreased Keulegan-Carpenter number (K(c)) significantly increased vorticity (up to 246%), indicating enhanced mixing.
Drag coefficient generally decreased with higher amplitudes and lower K(c), sometimes falling below values for a stationary cylinder.
A lock-in phenomenon, where cylinder oscillation matched vortex shedding frequency, occurred at K(c)=1, leading to increased drag.

Conclusions:

The proposed TAL design can enhance mixing through increased oscillation amplitudes and lower K(c) values.
Optimal TAL performance is achieved by operating at higher amplitudes and lower K(c), specifically avoiding the lock-in regime.
Understanding these fluid dynamics is key to developing more efficient artificial organs.