Table 4.
Net area-weighted average comparison of fluid dynamic parameters
| Angle and stenting techniques | Stent | Static pressure (Pa) [mmHg] | Reynolds number | Vorticity magnitude (1/s) | Stream function (kg/s) | Strain rate (1/s) | Wall shear (Pa) | Skin friction coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| α=70° | ||||||||
| High kissing | SE | 18757.07[140.67] | 38.17 | 881.63 | 1.25 | 900.85 | 0.92 | 0.004 |
| BE | 18757.92[140.68] | 38.58 | 884.58 | 1.26 | 904.04 | 0.92 | 0.004 | |
| Low kissing | SE | 18754.77[140.66] | 37.49 | 860.79 | 1.23 | 879.74 | 0.89 | 0.004 |
| BE | 18755.89[140.66] | 37.85 | 868.73 | 1.24 | 887.74 | 0.90 | 0.004 | |
| α =45° | ||||||||
| High kissing | SE | 18733.86[140.50] | 24.48 | 1271.44 | 0.62 | 1285.24 | 1.92 | 0.006 |
| BE | 18734.34[140.50] | 24.70 | 1282.66 | 0.63 | 1296.62 | 1.20 | 0.006 | |
| Low kissing | SE | 18732.91[140.49] | 24.04 | 1224.90 | 0.61 | 1262.46 | 1.16 | 0.006 |
| BE | 18733.38[140.50] | 24.26 | 1260.21 | 0.62 | 1273.84 | 1.18 | 0.006 | |
| α =30° | ||||||||
| High kissing | SE | 18678.44[140.08] | 17.08 | 1412.52 | 0.38 | 1425.92 | 1.18 | 0.006 |
| BE | 18678.13[140.08] | 17.23 | 1424.97 | 0.38 | 1438.47 | 1.19 | 0.006 | |
| Low kissing | SE | 18679.71[140.09] | 16.77 | 1387.90 | 0.37 | 1401.07 | 1.16 | 0.006 |
| BE | 18678.83[140.09] | 16.93 | 1400.19 | 0.38 | 1413.48 | 1.17 | 0.006 |
BE: balloon-expandable; SE: self-expandable.