• DocumentCode
    2584797
  • Title

    Numerical study on the impeller of an axial flow blood pump

  • Author

    Chua, Leok Poh ; Su, Boyang

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    15-17 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1153
  • Lastpage
    1156
  • Abstract
    Continuous flow rotary blood pumps have been developed for decades due to the limited heart donors. Both axial and centrifugal flow types have been developed. In this study, an axial flow blood pump is studied, and the main focus is on the impeller optimization. Totally, nine impeller designs have been studied. It has been found that both the blade height and wrap angle of the impeller affect the hydraulic and hematological performances.
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; blades; cardiology; computational fluid dynamics; haemodynamics; impellers; optimisation; pumps; axial flow blood pump; blade height; continuous flow rotary blood pumps; heart donor; hematological performance; hydraulic performance; impeller optimization; wrap angle; Artificial biological organs; Blades; Blood; Computational fluid dynamics; Impellers; Pumps; Stress; Blood Damage Prediction; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Impeller;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2011 4th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-9351-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098384
  • Filename
    6098384