title: Formation of a boundary layer in steady-state blood flow.
abstract: This paper is devoted to a study of boundary layer formation in the steady flow of blood through the human aorta. Blood is treated as an incompressible fluid. Consideration is given to a flat-top velocity profile which combines the potential flow with the boundary layer; expressions for the displacement thickness, skin-friction and pressure in the entry region are derived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kar
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012212:Rheology