Research Article

Wall Shear Stress Estimation of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Table 1

Derived values of aortic diameter, average velocity, and Reynolds number.

D = (Reµ)/(Vpeak)Vavg = Q/AReavg = (ρDVavg)/µ
Patient No.Aortic diameter (D) (m)Average velocity (m/sec) (V avg)Average Reynolds number (Re avg)

20.03020.1229730.03

30.02870.1333797.38

40.02620.1629856.39

50.02610.1674844.23

60.03040.1281811.12

Table of Stein et al. [4].