Module Descriptors
BIO-FLUID DYNAMICS
MECH70729
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Yubing Shi
Email: Y.Shi@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION weighted at 50%
- MINI-PROJECT (2000 WORDS) weighted at 50%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Review of basic concepts in fluid mechanics
Fundamental cardiovascular physiology
Windkessel model for the artery system and lumped-parameter modelling of the cardiovascular system
Poiseuille flow and Womersley flow in the artery
1D pulse wave analysis of the pulse wave transmission in the blood vessel
3D computational fluid dynamics analysis of blood flow in the cardiovascular system
Blood flow in artificial cardiovascular organs and related medical devices
Other bio-fluid systems
Fundamental cardiovascular physiology
Windkessel model for the artery system and lumped-parameter modelling of the cardiovascular system
Poiseuille flow and Womersley flow in the artery
1D pulse wave analysis of the pulse wave transmission in the blood vessel
3D computational fluid dynamics analysis of blood flow in the cardiovascular system
Blood flow in artificial cardiovascular organs and related medical devices
Other bio-fluid systems
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
1 x 2 hour written exam (50%) covering LO 1 and LO 3
1 x project report (about 2,000 words) (50%) covering LO 2 and LO 4.
1 x project report (about 2,000 words) (50%) covering LO 2 and LO 4.
LEARNING STRATEGIES
36 hours of Lecture/practical-based teaching supported by the University VLE.
Lecture (2 hours per week), tutorial (1 hour per week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (114 hours)
Lecture (2 hours per week), tutorial (1 hour per week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (114 hours)
REFERRING TO TEXTS
• Levick, J.R., 2009. An introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology, 5th ed. Arnold
• Fung, Y.C., 1997. Biodynamics: Circulation. Springer
• Guyton, A.C., Hall J.E., 2015. Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company
• Nichols, W., O'Rourke M., and Vlachopoulos C., 2011. McDonald's Blood Flow in Arteries, Sixth Edition: Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles, 6th Edition. CRC Press
• Fung, Y.C., 1997. Biodynamics: Circulation. Springer
• Guyton, A.C., Hall J.E., 2015. Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company
• Nichols, W., O'Rourke M., and Vlachopoulos C., 2011. McDonald's Blood Flow in Arteries, Sixth Edition: Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles, 6th Edition. CRC Press
ACCESSING RESOURCES
Library (Journal of Biomechanics, Medical Engineering and Physics, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering)
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Prior knowledge in Calculus and Fluid Mechanics.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1) To possess a systematic knowledge of the bio-fluid concepts and to understand the application of fluid mechanics principles in the study of the human circulation system.
(KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING)
2) To develop an in-depth understanding of the mathematical techniques used in the analysis of the cardiovascular system.
(LEARNING, APPLICATION)
3) To develop a critical understanding of the human cardiovascular system dynamics in healthy and typical diseased conditions.
(KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSIS)
4) To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the various blood flow phenomena and circulatory response in the human cardiovascular system, and apply suitable mathematical techniques to analyse the system response.
(ANALYSIS, REFLECTION)
(KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING)
2) To develop an in-depth understanding of the mathematical techniques used in the analysis of the cardiovascular system.
(LEARNING, APPLICATION)
3) To develop a critical understanding of the human cardiovascular system dynamics in healthy and typical diseased conditions.
(KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSIS)
4) To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the various blood flow phenomena and circulatory response in the human cardiovascular system, and apply suitable mathematical techniques to analyse the system response.
(ANALYSIS, REFLECTION)