Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
784973 International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 2012 15 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper we use a modified form of the mixture theory developed by Massoudi and Rajagopal to study the blood flow in a simple geometry, namely flow between two plates. The blood is assumed to behave as a two-component mixture comprised of plasma and red blood cells (RBCs). The plasma is assumed to behave as a viscous fluid whereas the RBCs are given a granular-like structure where the viscosity also depends on the shear-rate.

► A modified form of the mixture theory is used to study the blood flow in a simple geometry, namely flow between two plates. ► Blood is assumed to behave as a two-component mixture comprised of plasma and red blood cells (RBCs). ► Plasma is tacit to behave as gluey fluid but RBCs given granular-like structure where viscosity also depends on shear-rate.

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