A Modular Framework for Implicit 3D-0D Coupling in Cardiac Mechanics.

ABSTRACT: In numerical simulations of cardiac mechanics, coupling the heart to a model of the circulatory system is essential for capturing physiological cardiac behavior. A popular and efficient technique is to use an electrical circuit analogy, known as a lumped parameter network or zero-dimensional (0D) fluid model, to represent blood flow throughout the cardiovascular system. Due to the strong physical interaction between the heart and the blood circulation, developing accurate and efficient numerical coupling methods remains an active area of research. In this work, we present a modular framework for implicitly coupling three-dimensional (3D) finite element simulations of cardiac mechanics to 0D models of blood circulation. The framework is modular in that the circulation model ca

SUBMITTER: Brown AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10956732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature