In this new Technology Brief, Abdominal Aorta Blood Flow Analysis with Abaqus/CFD, we demonstrates the use of Abaqus/CFD to simulate complex blood flow in an abdominal aorta and its branches.
The progression of disease in arteries is affected by local blood flow characteristics. Arterial structural features, such as branches, bifurcations, and irregular shape and curvature changes, introduce complexities to the blood flow field. Further insight on how such mechanical factors affect arterial health can be gained by employing computational fluid dynamics tools. With this approach, accurate and detailed quantitative data on hemodynamic factors can be obtained.
