Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Dispersed Particle-Blood Flow in the Stenosed Coronary Arteries

Table 2

Model parameters.

Parametersvalueunits

Blood density ()1050kg m−3
Zero shear viscosity ()0.56g cm−1 s−1
Infinite shear viscosity ()0.0345g cm−1 s−1
Time constant (λ)3.3130s
Consistency index (n)0.3568-
Shape parameter (a)2-
Particle diameter ()100μm
Particle density ()1050kg m−3
Particle mass flow rate ()5.50 x 10−8kg s−1
Particle time step ()s