Affiliation:
1. Istituto di Fisica Tecnica, Facolta’ di Ingegneria, Universita’ di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract
Convective heat transfer in the vessels of the circulatory system is investigated numerically. In the modeling, account is taken of the non-Newtonian rheological properties of blood and the presence of a cell-depleted plasma layer at the vessel wall. The latter is found to produce a remarkable enhancement of the heat transfer rate in the small vessels, while the effects due to the rheological behavior of blood are comparatively low. A comparison with experimental data available in the open literature is finally attempted.
Subject
Physiology (medical),Biomedical Engineering
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21 articles.
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