Investigation of leakage flow in centrifugal blood pump

• Main Author: Teo, Jimmy Wei Long
• Other Authors: Wong Yew Wah
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64603
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Miniaturization of third generation centrifugal blood pump is important as a smaller pump allows for a less invasive and complicated surgery. Furthermore, it will allow the blood pump to be fitted into people with small chests such as children and women. Therefore, it is important to study the leaka...