Effects of the Distribution in Space of the Velocity-Inlet Condition in Hemodynamic Simulations of the Thoracic Aorta

In the present paper the effects of the spatial distribution of the inlet velocity in numerical simulations of the thoracic aorta have been investigated. First, the results obtained by considering in-vivo measured inlet velocity distribution are compared with the ones obtained for a simulation having the same flow rate waveform and plug flow condition at the inlet section. The results of the two simulations are consistent in terms of flow rate waveform, but differences are present in the pressure range and in the wall shear stresses, especially in the foremost part of the ascending aorta.

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