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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Main Authors: Sylvain Chateau, Umberto D'Ortona, Sébastien Poncet, Julien Favier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00161/full