Research Article

Optimal Branching Structure of Fluidic Networks with Permeable Walls

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(a) Contours of total pressure (middle plane) for a T-shaped structure designed according to D2/D1 = L2/L1 = 2-1/3 and impervious walls (K = 0 m2): (A) air (ρ = 1.1405 kg/m3; μ = 1.9043 × 10−5 Pa⋅s); (B) blood (ρ = 1060 kg/m3; μ = 2.78 × 10−3 Pa⋅s). (b) Contours of total pressure (middle plane) for a T-shaped structure designed according to D2/D1 = L2/L1 = 2-1/3 and permeable walls (K = 10−5 m2): (A) air (ρ = 1.1405 kg/m3; μ = 1.9043 × 10−5 Pa⋅s); (B) blood (ρ = 1060 kg/m3; μ = 2.78 × 10−3 Pa⋅s). (c) Contours of total pressure (middle plane) for a T-shaped structure designed according to D2/D1 = L2/L1 = 2-1/3 and permeable walls (K = 10−3 m2): (A) air (ρ = 1.1405 kg/m3; μ = 1.9043 × 10−5 Pa⋅s); (B) blood (ρ = 1060 kg/m3; μ = 2.78 × 10−3 Pa⋅s). (d) Contours of total pressure (middle plane) for a T-shaped structure designed according to D2/D1 = L2/L1 = 2-1/3 and permeable walls (K = 10−1 m2): (A) air (ρ = 1.1405 kg/m3; μ = 1.9043 × 10−5 Pa⋅s); (B) blood (ρ = 1060 kg/m3; μ = 2.78 × 10−3 Pa⋅s). (e) Contours of total pressure (middle plane) for a T-shaped structure designed according to D2/D1 = 0.5 and L2/L1 = 2-1/3 air (ρ = 1.1405 kg/m3; μ = 1.9043 × 10−5 Pa⋅s): (A) impervious walls ( m2); (B) permeable walls (K = 10−1 m2).
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