Research Article
Effects of Reynolds and Womersley Numbers on the Hemodynamics of Intracranial Aneurysms
Table 1
Specifications of simulations. H, high; L, low;
, diameter;
, heart beat period; Re, Reynolds number; Wo, Womersley number;
, the average bulk inlet velocity; An, aneurysm number;
, the nondimensional time-step.
| Simulation | IA type | (m) | Heart beats per minute | (s) | Wo | (m/s) | Re | An | |
| ReLWoL | Simplified sidewall | 0.005 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.71 | 0.1 | 151.51 | 1.43 | 0.002 | ReHWoL | Simplified sidewall | 0.005 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.71 | 0.25 | 378.79 | 1.43 | 0.005 | ReHWoH | Simplified sidewall | 0.005 | 125 | 0.48 | 9.96 | 0.25 | 378.79 | 1.43 | 0.003 | ReLWoL | Simplified bifurcation | 0.005 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.71 | 0.1 | 151.51 | 2.86 | 0.002 | ReHWoL | Simplified bifurcation | 0.005 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.71 | 0.25 | 378.79 | 2.86 | 0.005 | ReHWoH | Simplified bifurcation | 0.005 | 125 | 0.48 | 9.96 | 0.25 | 378.79 | 2.86 | 0.003 | ReLWoL | Patient-specific | 0.0048 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 145.45 | 2.4 | 0.002 | ReHWoL | Patient-specific | 0.0048 | 75 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.25 | 363.64 | 2.4 | 0.005 | ReHWoH | Patient-specific | 0.0048 | 125 | 0.48 | 9.56 | 0.25 | 363.64 | 2.4 | 0.003 |
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