The effect of varying degrees of stenosis on transition to turbulence in oscillatory flows.

ABSTRACT: Many complications in physiology are associated with a deviation in flow in arteries due to a stenosis. The presence of stenosis may transition the flow to weak turbulence. The degree of stenosis as well as its configuration whether symmetric or non-symmetric to the parent artery influences whether the flow would stay laminar or transition to turbulence. Plenty of research efforts focus on investigating the role of varying degrees of stenosis in the onset of turbulence under steady and pulsatile flow conditions. None of the studies, however, have focused on investigating this under oscillatory flow conditions as flow reversal is a major occurrence in a number of physiologic flows, and is of particular relevance in cerebrospinal fluid flow research. Following up on the previous work in whic

SUBMITTER: Jain K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature