Modelling the Steady State Blood over Bumps in a Blood Pump
Julia Liakhova
Master of Science, June 1997
ABSTRACT
This thesis is devoted to study of the effects on the steady state flow within
a blood pump of bumps on the rims of rotating parts of the pump. A mathematical
model was developed under the assumption that the flow is 2-D laminar.
We discovered which types of bumps are "acceptable" and which types are not,
using the standard technique of perturbation of the boundary.
Research supported by the Minnesota Center for Industrial
Mathematics (MCIM)
