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Analysis of blood flow through a viscoelastic artery using the Cosserat continuum with the large-amplitude
N Sedaghatizadeh1, G Atefi, A A Fardad
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
In this investigation, semiempirical and numerical studies of blood flow in a viscoelastic artery were performed using the Cosserat continuum model. The large-amplitude oscillatory shear deformation model was used to quantify the nonlinear viscoelastic response of blood flow. The finite difference method was used to solve the governing equations, and the particle swarm optimization algorithm was utilized to identify the non-Newtonian coefficients (k(υ) and γ(υ)). The numerical results agreed well with previous experimental results.
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