Introduction to Biofluid Mechanics. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: BME 302 , MECH 236 and ( MECH 320 or BME 321 ). Introduction to the principles of fluid flow. Basic fluid principles, such as fluid properties, fluid statics, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy will be discussed and presented in BME context. Special attention will be given to the non-Newtonian nature of blood, viscous flow in arteries, unsteady flows, and to the fluidic output of the heart. The textbook material will be supplemented throughout the course to emphasize examples relative to BME.