A couple stress model of blood flow in the microcirculation (Q1112753)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4079213
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4079213 |
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A couple stress model of blood flow in the microcirculation (English)
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1988
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The authors have studied the blood flow problem in micro-blood vessels, representing blood by micropolar fluid. However, micropolar fluid theory is inappropriate for a model for micro-circulatory flow. The polar fluid theory necessarily predicts an increased effective viscosity with decreasing tube radius, whereas it is a well established fact that there is a reduced effective viscosity in the small tubes of the microcirculation.
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blood flow
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micro-blood vessels
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micropolar fluid
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polar fluid theory
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effective viscosity
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microcirculation
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