TITLE:
An Experimental Set-Up for the in Vitro Simulation of a Physiological Pulsatile Flow in the Abdominal Aorta
AUTHORS:
Tiandong Lu, Jiemin Zhan, Wei Su, Wenqing Hu
KEYWORDS:
2-Dimensional Particle Image Velocimetry System, Abdominal Aorta, Blood-Flow Experimental Set-Up, Flow Field
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Flow Control, Measurement & Visualization,
Vol.10 No.4,
October
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: In vitro experimental set-up is an important tool for investigating abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Accurate reproduction of the physiological pulsatile flow waveform in the abdominal aorta at various anatomic locations is an important component of these experimental methods. The objective of this study is to establish an experimental set-up to generate a physiological pulsatile flow for in vitro simulations of the abdominal aorta. The physiological flow was established by a computer-controlled peristaltic pump and the flow field in a circular straight pipe is measured under pulsatile flow conditions by a 2-dimensional particle image velocimetry system (2D-PIV). Experimental results show that the in vitro experimental set-up provides a flow with a period of 2 s, a reasonable cross-sectional velocity distribution and an approximate inlet velocity profile that is close to the human abdominal aorta.