SimVascular / svZeroDSolver-Archived

A Python lumped-parameter solver for blood flow and pressure in hemodynamic networks
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Capture stenoses-like pressure losses in junctions #40

Open JonathanPham opened 3 years ago

JonathanPham commented 3 years ago

Some junctions have large area changes that induce high pressure losses. An example of this is shown below.

pressure_0118_1000

An interesting idea that @mrp089 had to model these junction pressure losses in the 0D models would be to use the StenosisBlock formulation (but without the Poiseuille resistances) directly within a new StenosisJunction block.

I'll prototype this idea to see how well it works.