Optimal Poiseuille flow in a finite elastic dyadic tree

Benjamin Mauroy; Nicolas Meunier

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis (2008)

  • Volume: 42, Issue: 4, page 507-533
  • ISSN: 0764-583X

Abstract

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In this paper we construct a model to describe some aspects of the deformation of the central region of the human lung considered as a continuous elastically deformable medium. To achieve this purpose, we study the interaction between the pipes composing the tree and the fluid that goes through it. We use a stationary model to determine the deformed radius of each branch. Then, we solve a constrained minimization problem, so as to minimize the viscous (dissipated) energy in the tree. The key feature of our approach is the use of a fixed point theorem in order to find the optimal flow associated to a deformed tree. We also give some numerical results with interesting consequences on human lung deformation during expiration, particularly concerning the localization of the equal pressure point (EPP).

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Mauroy, Benjamin, and Meunier, Nicolas. "Optimal Poiseuille flow in a finite elastic dyadic tree." ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis 42.4 (2008): 507-533. <http://eudml.org/doc/250276>.

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author = {Mauroy, Benjamin, Meunier, Nicolas},
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