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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Eng Phys. 2010 Nov 13;33(3):263–280. doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.10.014

Table 3.

Details of pulsatile pumps studied with CFD

Pump name References Volume (ml) V Chamber diameter (mm) D Chamber thickness (mm) Mitral valve diameter/inlet (mm) d Aortic valve/outlet diameter (mm) Steady calculation flow rate (l/min) Qs Unsteady calculation
StRein=vsdυ
MaxRein=vpdυ
Mean flow (l/min) Peak flow (l/min) Qp
Penn State 50cc 62 132 50 63.5 18.8 23 21 5.0 3.5 12.0 1384 3321
Hokkaido Tokai 99 65 90 12 18 18 5.0 1789