Ebook: Biofluid Mechanics · 2

The Department of Engineering Science and Hechanics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University spon­ sored the First Mid-Atlantic Conference on Bio-Fluid Mechanics, which was held in Blacksburg, Virginia during the period 9-11 August 1978. Some 40 life-scientists, engineers, physicians and others who share a common interest in the advancement of basic and applied knowledge in bio­ fluid mechanics gathered at the Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education to hear 25 papers presented in seven technical sessions. At the conclusion of the conference, those present decided unanimously that its success warranted having at least one more -- and that it was conceptually a sound idea to plan it on a biennial basis for late spring. Hence, the second Mid-Atlantic Conference on Bio­ Fluid Mechanics took place at Virginia Tech on May 4-6, 1980. This volume documents the Proceedings of the second conference. It contains full texts of 23 contributed papers, 2 guest lectures and 1 invited seminar. The papers are gr9uped according to subject matter, beginning with 3 in the area of respiration, followed by 1 in kidney dialysis, 1 in reproduction, 1 in joint lubrication, 1 in prosthetic fluidics, 2 in zoology, and ending with 14 in the general field of cardiovascular dynamics. Of the latter, 5 deal with the subject of heart valves, 2 concern themselves with the microcirculation, 6 address vascular system hemodynamics and 1 covers some aspects of blood rheology.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Bioengineering and the Real World....Pages 1-10
A New View of the Dynamic Mechanisms of Maximum Expiratory Gas Flow in the Lungs....Pages 11-37
The Pressure/Flow Relation in Bronchial Airways on Expiration....Pages 39-55
Modeling the Pressure-Flow Relation of Bifurcating Networks....Pages 57-75
Modern Management of Chronic Renal Failure by Dialysis and Transplantation....Pages 77-91
Human Reproduction: Bioengineering Aspects of Contraception Applied to the Development of a New Female Contraceptive....Pages 93-124
Persistence of Non-Newtonian Squeeze Films in Joints....Pages 125-145
A Fluid Mechanics Approach to the Problem of Sensory Feedback in Prosthetic Devices....Pages 147-159
Hydrodynamics of Prey Capture by Teleost Fishes....Pages 161-181
Control of the Output of the Heart: A Historical Perspective....Pages 183-201
Blood Flow Disturbances in the Cardiovascular System: Significance in Health and Disease....Pages 203-210
Pulsatile Prosthetic Valve Flows: Laser-Doppler Studies....Pages 211-241
The Starr-Edwards Aortic Ball Valve: Flow Characteristics, Thrombus Formation and Tissue Overgrowth....Pages 243-265
The Role of the Trapped Sinus Vortex in Aortic Valve Closure....Pages 267-294
The Use of a Circuit Simulation Program (SPICE 2) to Model the Microcirculation....Pages 295-316
Quantification of the Microcirculatory Response to Freezing....Pages 317-325
Linear Systems Analysis Applications in the Study of Arterial Hemodynamics....Pages 327-345
Lumped Parameter Modeling of the Increased Hydraulic Resistance in Hypertension....Pages 347-361
Internal Viscosity (Rigidity) of the Red Cell and Blood Viscosity Equation; Counteraction of Errors Due to Flow Instability of Plasma....Pages 363-386
1980 Updates in Optical and Thermal Anemometry....Pages 387-400
An Experimental Investigation of Pulsatile Laminar Flow Separation in Exponentially Diverging Tubes....Pages 401-416
The Dynamics of Unsteady Bifurcation Flows....Pages 417-432
Steady Flow at the Carotid Bifurcation....Pages 433-456
Pulsatile Flow Through a Constricted Artery....Pages 457-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-496
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