Numerical Simulations of the Motion and Deformation of Three RBCs during Poiseuille Flow through a Constricted Vessel Using IB-LBM

Figure 14

Variations of the width-to-length ratio for healthy RBCs during Poiseuille flow through microchannels with different degrees of constriction represented by d/D values of 30/30, 24/30, 20/30, 16/30, 12/30, and 10/30, respectively.

(a) d/D = 30/30

(b) d/D = 24/30

(c) d/D = 20/30

(d) d/D = 16/30

(e) d/D = 12/30

(f) d/D = 10/30