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To understand flows through arterial bifurcations, a comprehensive literature survey covering both medical and engineering aspects of some of the related subject areas has been carried out. The salient results of this survey are discussed. Previous numerical studies of blood flow through arterial bifurcations are mostly restricted to two-dimensions. Three-dimensional modelling is difficult to perform due to the major disadvantages of large demands in computer storage and time. To solve this problem, a new line of approach using the latest parallel computer (CRAY X-MP) with currently available codes is presented. Two codes, FLOW3D and ASTEC, are assessed in detail.
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Xu, X.Y., Collins, M.W. (1990). Assessment of the Problem of Numerical Simulation of Blood Flow Through Three-Dimensional Bifurcations. In: Liepsch, D.W. (eds) Biofluid Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52338-0_58
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