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Stenosis in the arteries of mammals is a common occurrence, and for many years researchers
have endeavored to model the flow blood through stenosed arteries experimentally and
theoretically. In this project, pulsatile blood flow through a stenosed artery in two dimensions is
considered. The governing equations of blood flow under suitable initial and boundary
conditions have been numerically solved using Crank-Nicolson scheme. The blood flow
characteristics such as velocity profile, volumetric flow rate and the resistance to flow are
investigated. The effects of stenosis size, stenosis shape and amplitude of body acceleration on
these flow characteristics are studied. |
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