Flow Visualization Studies in the Novacor Left Ventricular Assist System

by Harvey S. Borovetz, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States,
Frank Shaffer, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States,
Richard Schaub, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States,
Laura Lund, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States,
John Woodard, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Engineering Mechanics

Abstract:

This paper discusses a series of experiments to visualize and measure flow fields in the Novacor left ventricular assist system (LVAS). The experiments utilize a multiple exposure, optical imaging technique called fluorescent image tracking velocimetry (FITV) to track the motion of small, neutrally-buoyant particles in a flowing fluid.

Subject Headings: Flow visualization | Fluid flow | Computer vision and image processing | Flow measurement | Tracking | Flow simulation | Computational fluid dynamics technique

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