Transport and Mixing Induced by Beating Cilia in Human Airways
The fluid transport and mixing induced by beating cilia, present in the bronchial airways, are studied using a coupled lattice Boltzmann—Immersed Boundary solver. This solver allows the simulation of both single and multi-component fluid flows around moving solid boundaries. The cilia are modeled by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00161/full |