Modeling of Stenotic Coronary Artery and Implications of Plaque Morphology on Blood Flow

Table 1

Mesh independency test results comparing the maximum axial WSS and peak TKE values between different meshes for Type I: Bump.

Mesh nodes	Maximum wall shear stress (Pa)	Difference in WSS (%)	Peak turbulence kinetic energy (m^2/s^2)	Difference in peak TKE (%)
130000	47.312		0.11874343
		2.07		2.50
250000	48.292		0.11578202
		1.73		1.24
600000	49.128		0.11721252