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Influence of the diffuser on the drag coefficient of a solar car

Mierzejewska P., Cieśliński A., Jodko D.

Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering

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2018

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Vol. 22, nr 2

509--519

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The purpose of the research was to design a solar vehicle for Bridgestone World Solar Challenge competition which takes place biannually in Australia. The article, however, presents the aerodynamic research on the car body, especially on the exit diffuser. Numerous CFD simulations of different diffuser shapes were performed in ANSYS CFX software. The paper presents the results of pressure distribution on the body and velocity contours. The drag force acting on the car body is dependent on the pressure distribution. The article includes comparison of corresponding drag coefficient values for different cases. Furthermore, the variation of the lift force depending on the shape of the bodywork was also taken into consideration. The research shows that slight differences in the construction of the exit diffuser correspond to noticeable changes in the drag coefficient values (0.138 minimum, 0.168 maximum) and significant changes in the lift force (minimum 71 N, maximum 160 N).

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Blood flows in end-to-end arteriovenous fistulas: Unsteady and steady state numerical investigations of three patient-specific cases

Jodko D., Obidowski D., Reorowicz P., Jóźwik K.

Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering

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2017

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Vol. 37, no. 3

528--539

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The arterio-venous fistula is a widely accepted vascular access for haemodialysis - a treatment for the end-stage renal disease. However, a significant number of complications (stenoses, thromboses, aneurysms) of fistulas can occur, which are related to the geometry of the anastomosis and the local abnormal hemodynamics. Local flow conditions, in particular the wall shear stress (WSS), are thought to affect sensitive endothelial cells on the inner vessel wall, which leads to intimal hyperplasia. This study presents the results obtained from numerical simulations of the blood flow through three patient-specific end-to-end fistulas which were assessed to be more likely dysfunctional than the end-to side ones. Unsteady and comparative steady-state simulations of blood flow were performed in ANSYS CFX. The obtained results show behaviour of the blood, velocity fields, shear strain, vorticity range, blood viscosity changes, a WSS distribution on vessel walls and give information about the flow rate in the veins receiving blood from fistulas. Blood flow animations are attached to the online version of the paper. Numerical methods seem to be the only opportunity to provide complete information on the distribution and range of the WSS for complicated shapes of blood vessels used to fistula creation, however the WSS is strongly dependent on the local geometry and mesh quality. High values of the shear strain, associated with elevated values of shear stress, found in each model, could increase a risk of haemolysis. High shear environment with raised vorticity can result in activation of platelets and further platelet aggregation and thrombosis.

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Numerical investigations of the unsteady blood flow in the end-to-side arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis

Jodko D., Obidowski D., Reorowicz P., Jóźwik K.

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

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2016

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Vol. 18, no. 4

3--13

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the blood flow in the end-to-side arteriovenous (a-v) fistula, taking into account its pulsating nature and the patient-specific geometry of blood vessels. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods were used for this analysis. Methods: DICOM images of the fistula, obtained from the angio-computed tomography, were a source of the data applied to develop a 3D geometrical model of the fistula. The model was meshed, then the ANSYS CFX v. 15.0 code was used to perform simulations of the flow in the vessels under analysis. Mesh independence tests were conducted. The non-Newtonian rheological model of blood and the Shear Stress Transport model of turbulence were employed. Blood vessel walls were assumed to be rigid. Results: Flow patterns, velocity fields, the volume flow rate, the wall shear stress (WSS) propagation on particular blood vessel walls were shown versus time. The maximal value of the blood velocity was identified in the anastomosis – the place where the artery is connected to the vein. The flow rate was calculated for all veins receiving blood. Conclusions: The blood flow in the geometrically complicated a-v fistula was simulated. The values and oscillations of the WSS are the largest in the anastomosis, much lower in the artery and the lowest in the cephalic vein. A strong influence of the mesh on the results concerning the maximal and area-averaged WSS was shown. The relation between simulations of the pulsating and stationary flow under time-averaged flow conditions was presented.

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Angular position determination of heart valves in the pediatric ventricular assist device with use of computational fluid dynamics

Jodko D., Obidowski D., Reorowicz P., Kłosiński P., Jóźwik K.

Aktualne Problemy Biomechaniki

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2014

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z. 8

57--62

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This study shows a method than can be used to determine the best angular position of heart valves installed at the inlet and the outlet of a blood chamber during the diastolic phase with use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Steady state simulations of the blood flow through the blood chamber of Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (PVAD) have been performed with ANSYS CFX 14.0. Main assumptions in the present paper have included: motionless discs, rigid walls, non-Newtonian model of blood. The obtained results show that areas of blood stagnation in the blood chamber are smallest for one particular angular position of the inlet valve and are not significantly dependent on the angular position of the outlet valve.

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Simulations of the blood flow in the arterio-venous fistula for haemodialysis

Jodko D., Obidowski D., Reorowicz P., Jóźwik K.

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

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2014

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Vol. 16, no. 1

69--74

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The Ciminio-Brescia arterio-venous fistula is a preferred vascular access for haemodialysis, but it is often associated with the development of vascular complications, due to changes in hemodynamic conditions. Computational fluid dynamics methods were involved to carry out seven simulations of the blood flow through the fistula for the patient specific (geometrical) case and various boundary conditions. The geometrical data, obtained from the angio-computed tomography, were used to create a 3-dimensional CAD model of the fistula. The blood flow patterns, blood velocity and the wall shear stress, thought to play a key role in the development of typical complications (stenoses, thromboses, aneurysms, etc.), have been analyzed in this study. The blood flow is reversed locally downstream the anastomosis (where the artery is connected to the vein) and downstream the stenosis in the cannulated vein. Blood velocity reaches abnormal value in the anastomosis during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle (2.66 m/s). The wall shear stress changes in this place during a single cycle of the heart operation from 27.9 to 71.3 Pa (average 41.5 Pa). The results are compared with data found in the literature.