Computational Fluid and Particle Dynamics in the Human Respiratory System (Paperback)

From the Contents: Computational Fluid Particle Dynamics (CFPD) - An Introduction: What is CFPD.- The Human Respiratory System: Introduction.- Anatomy of the respiratory system.- Reconstruction of the Human Airways: Introduction.- Medical image acquisition.- Generation of Computational Mesh for CFPD Simulation: Introduction.- Mesh types.- Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics: Introduction.- Fluid dynamics and governing equations.- Fundamentals of Particle Dynamics: Particle dynamics and mathematical models.- Particle trajectory models.- Continuum approach.- Modelling of further particle physics.- Basic Computational Methods: Introduction.- Case studies in the human airways: Introduction.- Modelling inhalation and heat transfer in the nasal cavity.- Inhalation of toxic particles and the effects of particle morphology.- Optimisation of nasal drug delivery.- Advanced Topics and Future Trends: Moving and Deforming Mesh.- Fluid-Structure Interaction.