Abstract
Arterioles with a curve shape are normally associated with a slow, blood
flow, which led to a consequent emergence of thrombosis. In spite of the
practical importance, there are not enough computational models that
studied blood flow in very tiny diameters into one efficient framework.
This study has addressed the dynamics of blood effects during porous
medium and blood recirculation zones. Simulations of blood flow as a
porous medium through an elbow artery have been investigated. The
arteries have been treated as a porous medium. The blood is supplied
with various geometries of arteries, which have different diameters. The
outputs from numerical simulations have presented the details of blood
flow patterns and the local distribution of blood flow along the artery.
The effects of permeability, with respect to the variations in the
Reynolds number (Re = 0.1,1 and 5) as well for changing porosity levels
has been discussed. The effects due to different vessel diameters on the
resultant distribution of velocity inside the vessel have been studied.
Results are presented in the form of variations of velocity
distributions and local variations of flow rates through the vessel
dimensions. Simulations are compared with the available data and a good
agreement is found. The study shows to be potentially useful to evaluate
the role of porosity and flow conditions when the body is subjected to
diseases.