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computational fluid dynamics

noun

  1. functioning as singular the prediction of the behaviour of fluids and of the effects of fluid motion past objects by numerical methods rather than model experiments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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CT-FFR is a relatively new alternative that non-invasively models a patient's coronary blood flow using CTA images of the heart, AI algorithms and/or computational fluid dynamics.

Researchers use computational fluid dynamics to help them better understand and control the process.

Harvey M. Thompson, Professor of Computational Fluid Dynamics at the University of Leeds, who supervised the new research, said: "It's great to see how mechanical engineering can be applied to such a variety of fields and how these findings can potentially be used to help beekeepers in the future."

Computational fluid dynamics testing ranged from 1.5 to 15 air changes per hour to capture all possible scenarios, from minimal ventilation to rates exceeding the most recent recommendations.

Another study used computational fluid dynamics to model the transmission of the virus on two flights from early in the pandemic and found that when everyone is wearing a mask on flights the rate of infection is much higher than when people are not wearing masks.

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