Jun Wang1, Wei Huang2, Raghbir S. Bhullar3, Pin Tong2
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 161-168, 2004, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2004.001.161
Abstract Surface-tension-driven blood flow into a capillary tube, as in some medical devices, is studied. In a previous article, we considered the early stages of the entry flow from a drop of blood into a capillary, and solved the problem analytically under the assumption that the resistance of the air is negligible. In the present note we consider a capillary tube of finite length, with the far end containing a small window which opens to the atmosphere. The dynamic reverberation of the air in the capillary tube is analyzed in conjunction with the dynamics of the blood. Existing computing programs are… More >
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