ANALYSIS OF MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECT ON PULSATING BLOOD FLOW IN ARTERIES

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases including strokes, heart attacks, Stenosis, and atherosclerosis are considered the leading cause of death over the globe. The aorta, coronary, carotid, and femoral arteries are the most commonly impacted arteries. It's a crucial field of study for blood flow behavior. For many years, researchers have experimented with various numerical strategies to entice clinicians to trust their colorful contours. In recent, the impact of magnetic fields on blood flow is one of the developing approaches to treating different types of diseases. However, the efficiency of MHD capture is still unclear, and there is less systematic strategy to understand the flow behavior of blood. In this study, a simulationbased three-dimensional human aorta (brachiocephalic trunk, left subclavian, and left carotid) with transient conditions is analyzed to predict changes in blood flow distribution and flow patterns under with and without magnetic field conditions. Blood is modeled as non-Newtonian fluids along with plasma. VOF modeling for multiphase flow is used to mix RBC and plasma to predict the pulsating condition for the flow. Moreover, 1 Tesla magnetic field is applied to the selected section of the aorta. For simulation purposes, ANSYS Fluent software is used to identify the values for velocity, pressure, and wall shear force to understand the flow behavior of blood. The result shows that velocity, pressure, and wall shear stress are affected by exposure to MHD. By applying MHD, due to the freezing effect, the flow velocity slows down by about .035% while pressure increases by 9%, wall shear stress increases by 1.46% as well as mass flow.