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### Unsteady flows in pipes with finite curvature

Abstract:

Motivated by the study of blood flow in a curved artery, we consider fluid flow through a curved pipe of uniform curvature, δ, driven by a prescribed oscillatory axial pressure gradient. The curved pipe has finite (as opposed to asymptotically small) curvature, and we determine the effects of both the centrifugal and Coriolis forces on the flow. In addition to δ, the flow is parameterized by the Dean number, D, the Womersley number, α, and a secondary streaming Reynolds number, Rs. Asymptotic...

Publication status:
Published

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Publisher copy:
10.1017/S002211200800030X

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Role:
Author
Journal:
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
Volume:
600
Pages:
133-165
Publication date:
2008-04-10
DOI:
EISSN:
1469-7645
ISSN:
0022-1120
Source identifiers:
12040
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:12040
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uuid:815acc92-2f40-4847-a28a-bc138b0f98d0
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pubs:12040
Deposit date:
2012-12-19