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Symposium: S20 - Soft matter applications
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ON THE PULSATING FLOW BEHAVIOR OF A BIOLOGICAL FLUID: HUMAN BLOOD

Herrera Valencia Edtson Emilio (1)*, Calderas Fausto (2), Sánchez-Villavicencio Mayra Luz (3), Medina-Torres Luis (4), Manero Octavio (5), Varela Martinez Aldo Fernando (6), velasco Cesar (7)

(1) UNAM - Ciudad de México - Mexico, (2) CIATEC, A. C. - León, Guanajuato. - Mexico, (3) UAM-I - Ciudad de México - Mexico, (4) Facultad de Química, UNAM - Ciudad de México - Mexico, (5) IIM-UNAM - Ciudad de México - Mexico, (6) Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM - Mexico City - Mexico, (7) UNAM - MEXICO CITY - Mexico

Abstract: In this work, the rectilinear flow of a complex fluid (human blood) under a pulsating time-dependent pressure gradient is analyzed. A first approximation of the real case of blood flowing in a vein is described. The pressure gradient which is assumed that is in the same order of the magnitude that would be expected with the human blood circulatory system, simulates the pumping work of the heart while the flow geometry (circular tube) is assumed rigid, smooth and cylindrical. The rheological behavior of blood with different cholesterol levels is modelled using the Bautista-Manero-Puig (BMP) constitutive equation. According to the analytical solution, a flow enhancement is predicted to first order which represents the optimum pumping work of the heart which governs the flow of blood in the entire body. This work is a contribution to the understanding of the complex rheology involved in the discontinuous pressure driven flow of blood in the human body. Hemorheology, Analytical Solutions, Pulsatile flow, Stochastic Noise, Complex Fluid, BMP Constitutive Equation