Flow investigation in a centrifugal pump

The increase in the number of people suffering from the cardiovascular diseases leads to the demand of ventricular assist devices. Centrifugal blood pumps had emerged as one of the better VADs which aid the failing heart. However, hemolysis and thrombus formation posed a major problem for this VAD....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Wai Wai.
Other Authors: Chan Weng Kong
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40538