Comparative Study of 2D-2D FEM-FSI and 2D-1D Reduced FD Models for Respiratory Flow Simulation
摘要
This contribution presents a computational comparison and cross-validation of a coupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model considering an oscillatory (direction reversing) flow of an incompressible fluid in a partially elastic channel. The solution of a full 2D FSI model solved by a finite-element method (FEM) is compared with a simplified coupled 2D-1D model solved by finite difference method (FDM). Besides providing a direct comparison of instantaneous velocity profiles with the Womersley analytical solution in the rigid part of the channel, the data from the elastic part considering fluid-structure interaction are compared as well. The results show a good mutual agreement of both models, with obvious limitations in the elastic region, where the computational setups for both models can’t be exactly identical.