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BIOE 409: Biofluid Mechanics

 

 

Course Topics:

  • Fluid Properties/Statics
  • Anatomy and Physiology (Cardiovascular/Respiratory Systems)
  • Conservation of Mass, Momentum and Energy
  • Constitutive Equations and Newtonian/Non-Newtonian Biofluid Models
  • Biorheology and viscometry
  • Boundary Layers
  • Dimensional Analysis
  • Diseased states and turbulence in the Cardiovascular System
  • Pipe Flow in the Cardiovascular System (steady/unsteady)
  • Potential Flows
  • Pulse Wave Propagation/Oscillatory Flows
  • Examples of Biofluid devices and research
  • Flow Measurement Techniques