This module will apply the fundamentals of Fluid mechanics to the human body
Fluid mechanics of the Blood flow system
Fluid mechanics of the Blood flow system, Anatomy of the cardiovascular system, mode of bifurcation Conservation of mass and momentum, Reynolds transport Theorem and fluid modelling, Poiseuille flow, Non axisymmetric flows, fully developed flows, Arterial curve, unsteady flow, Non-Newtonian flow and blood flow models. Lubrication theory. Clinical blood pressure measurement, Cardiac power (pump), Pressure and waveforms, Windkessel model, An introduction to wave intensity analysis. Urine and Blood flow in the kidneys. Applications
Fluid Mechanics of the Respiratory system
Fluid Mechanics of the Respiratory system: Primary function of the lung, Boyles law, Mechanical respiratory system, Pressures in the lungs and its measurement, Inflation characteristic of the chest wall, Pressure volume curves, Surface tension in the airways, Respiratory muscles. Applications Hazardous nature of dusts, classification of dusts, physiological effects of dust, the respiratory system, mechanism of dust deposition in the respiratory system, Dust diseases
Other areas of the body
Fluid mechanics of the digestive system Anatomy of the digestive system, Esophageal pressure and measurement. Flows through the digestive system, abnormal flow through the oesophagusFluid mechanics of the digestive system Anatomy of the digestive system, Esophageal pressure and measurement. Flows through the digestive system, abnormal flow through the oesophagus, Brain fluids, Urinary tract, Sweat glands, etc
Microfluidics
The fundamentals of microfluidic flows and their applications. fluid flow and fluid characteristics in microchannels as well as the components for controlling fluid flow
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| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |