The airway closure due to the capillary instability [1] occurs in lung diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, or emphysema. The reopening process involves with displacement of plugs constituted from mucus, a non-Newtonian fluid with a yield stress, in the airways. In this work the steady propagation of mucus plugs in a 2D channel is studied numerically, assuming that the mucus is a Bingham fluid. The governing equations are solved by a mixed-discontinuous finite element formulation and the free surface is resolved with the method of spines. The constitutive equation for Bingham fluid is implemented through a regularized constitutive equation. According to the numerical results, the yield stress behavior of the plug modifies the plug shape, the pattern of the streamlines and the distribution of stresses in the plug domain and along the walls in a significant way. The distribution along the walls is a major factor in studying cell injuries.
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ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 16–19, 2010
Naples, Florida, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-4403-8
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Propagation of Liquid Plugs With Yield Stress in Human Airways
Parsa Zamankhan,
Parsa Zamankhan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Shuichi Takayama,
Shuichi Takayama
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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James B. Grotberg
James B. Grotberg
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Parsa Zamankhan
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Shuichi Takayama
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
James B. Grotberg
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Paper No:
SBC2010-19426, pp. 651-652; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 15, 2013
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Zamankhan, P, Takayama, S, & Grotberg, JB. "Propagation of Liquid Plugs With Yield Stress in Human Airways." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Naples, Florida, USA. June 16–19, 2010. pp. 651-652. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2010-19426
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