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KMID : 1137820120330040177
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의공학회지
2012 Volume.33 No. 4 p.177 ~ p.183
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Numerical Analysis on the Flow Characteristics Considering the Inspiratory Flow Rate in a Human Airway
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Sung Kun-Hyuk
Ryou Hong-Sun
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Abstract
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The inspiratory flow rate of a human is changed with the amount of the workload. The flow characteristic is affected by the inspiratory flow rate. In the flow field of airway, the both of turbulence intensity and secondary flow affect the deposition pattern of particles which is important for the drug-aerosol targeting. Thus the analysis of the flow characteristic in a human airway is important. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the inspiratory flow rate on the flow characteristics in a human airway. The tubular airway is consistent with the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and trachea. The relatively inspiratory flow rate is used at each case of human states regarding the workload. By the effect of geometric airway changes, transition to turbulent airflow after the larynx can occur with relaminarization further downstream. The low Reynolds number k- turbulence model is used for analysis with flow regime. As the inspiratory flow rate is larger, the turbulence kinetic energy and secondary flow intensity increase in airway. On the other hand, the area of recirculation zone is smaller.
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KEYWORD
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Computational Flow Dynamics, Human Airway, Inspiratory flow rate, Turbulence kinetic energy, Secondary flow, Recirculation zone
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