In vitro experiments and numerical simulations of airflow in realistic nasal airway geometry

• Published in: Annals of biomedical engineering Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 997 - 1007
• Main Authors: Croce, Céline, Fodil, Redouane, Durand, Marc, Sbirlea-Apiou, Gabriela, Caillibotte, Georges, Papon, Jean-François, Blondeau, Jean-Robert, Coste, André, Isabey, Daniel, Louis, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Computer Simulation; Humans; Models, Biological; Nasal Cavity - anatomy & histology; Nasal Cavity - physiology; Nose; Pulmonary Ventilation - physiology; Respiratory Mechanics - physiology; Rheology - methods

Pressure-flow relationships measured in human plastinated specimen of both nasal cavities and maxillary sinuses were compared to those obtained by numerical airflow simulations in a numerical three-dimensional reconstruction issued from CT scans of the plastinated specimen. For experiments, flow rat...