Table 1 Simulation parameters of the blood flow in micro-tubes. \(N_{\mathrm{FVM}}\) denotes the number of finite volume cells
From: Resolved CFD-DEM simulation of blood flow with a reduced-order RBC model
Diameter (\(\upmu \)m) | Length (\(\upmu \)m) | \(N_{\mathrm{FVM}}\) | \(H_t\) | \(N_{\mathrm{RBC}}\) | \({\bar{u}}\) (\(\mathrm{mm/s}\)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 60 | 44,702 | 0.15 | 20 | 1.37 |
0.3 | 40 | 1.37 | |||
0.45 | 60 | 1.37 | |||
30 | 120 | 165,435 | 0.15 | 90 | 2.05 |
0.3 | 180 | 2.05 | |||
0.45 | 270 | 2.05 | |||
40 | 120 | 259,899 | 0.15 | 160 | 2.74 |
0.3 | 320 | 2.74 | |||
0.45 | 480 | 2.74 |