A micropolar fluid model of blood flow through a tapered artery with a stenosis

A nonlinear two-dimensional micropolar fluid model for blood flow in a tapered artery with a single stenosis is considered. This model takes into account blood rheology in which blood consists of microelements suspended in plasma. The classical Navier-Stokes theory is inadequate to describe the micr...

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Main Authors: Amin, Norsarahaida (Author), Abdullah, Ilyani (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2010.
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