title: Marine propellers: the latest topics.
abstract: The impeller of the axial flow blood pump in an artificial heart is essentially based on the same principle as a marine propeller. Impellers designed for artificial hearts and marine propellers have a number of points in common. Decreased cavitation and relieved fluctuation load are only representative of them. As for a distinct concept of pressure distribution, the inverse method could be very useful. Skew may led to a more mild and natural character in the blood. Highly skewed blades and super elastic blades have the potential to decrease the burden on the entire circulatory system. This paper will address the main points and latest issues in propeller design concluding with a discussion of the implications of these issues for blood pump impellers.
authors.affiliation: Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd., Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans