Measurements in a 5:1 enlarged bio-centrifugal pump model

• Main Author: Ong, Kang Shiu.
• Other Authors: Chua, Leok Poh
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6238
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis consists of 2 sections. The Kyoto-NTN magnetically suspended centrifugal blood pump has shown its superiority compared to other artificial hearts, however, thombosis is found in the pump especially in the 0.2mm casing/impeller gap. It is thus required to find out the fluid mechanics rela...