Experimental Study the Blood Flows in a Transparent Models of a Blood Vessels with Bifurcation—Preliminary Report

Abstract

The aim of the work was to develop method and build a laboratory stand that would allow the study of flows, using PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method, in a transparent model of a blood vessel with bifurcation. For the purposes of the research, a transparent model of a blood vessel was also made. The model was prepared with the assumed morphometric parameters of the arteries: internal diameters of the inlet and outlet canals, as well as the bifurcation angle. PIV apparatus consists of a camera, laser with an optical arrangement to limit the physical region illuminated, a synchronizer to act as an external trigger for control of the camera and laser, the seeding particles, the fluid under investigation and appropriate software. The analysis of the obtained data allows for the conclusion that the proposed laboratory stand enables the study of the flow in the blood vessel model.