A Numerical Method on Cartesian Grid for Image-based Blood Flow Simulation

We have developed a numerical method on Cartesian grid for image-based blood flow simulation. Cartesian grid has advantages for grid generation for the complex and moving boundary problems. Interpolated Differential Operator (IDO) scheme with Local Mesh Refinement method are effectively introduced for blood flow simulations. In order to simulate flow interacting with elastic vessel on Cartesian grid, a new technique INTERGRID has been developed and it is shown that the simulation of fluid-structure interaction problems that structure does not displace over the resolution of grid is carried out.