We describe a model for blood transport in the human circulatory system that is based on a set of equations for an unsteady elastic pipe-flow circuit. The Navier-Stokes equations are collapsed from three spatial dimensions and time to one spatial dimension and time by assuming axisymmetric vessel geometry and a parabolic velocity profile across the cylindrical vessels. Contractions of a beating heart that drive the fluid are modeled as prescribed ...
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