dc.contributor.author | Williston, Kyle Alexander | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-22T16:49:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-22T16:49:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-22 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15320 | |
dc.description.abstract | The demand for artificial heart valve replacements is increasing as a result of birth defects, ageing and disease. Collaboration between engineers, biologists and mathematicians is necessary to handle problems related to biocompatibility and fluid dynamics. As a result of the increased demand for artificial heart valves, many new designs have been developed recently. A method to test those designs is to use mathematical modeling. This method has a relatively low-cost and can be used as a preliminary tool before expensive prototypes are created. This research analyzes the use of the numerical modeling software LS-DYNA for large-displacement fluid-structure interaction. It is a preliminary study aimed at the analysis of heart valve dynamics. In particular, a channel with flap model is created in LS-DYNA. The model's physics, convergence and ability to handle large deformations is investigated. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Fluid-structure Interaction | en_US |
dc.subject | LS-DYNA | en_US |
dc.subject | Finite Element Method | en_US |
dc.subject | Heart Valve Dynamics | en_US |
dc.title | Numerical Modeling of Large-Displacement Fluid-Structure Interaction: Preliminary Study Aimed at Analysis of Heart Valve Dynamics | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2012-08-17 | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Engineering Mathematics | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Yajun Pan | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. William Phillips | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. William Phillips | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Serguei Iakovlev | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |