BIOFLUIDS AND MICROFLUIDICS LAB - 175006

The course aims to train students in the use of computational modeling tools based on the numerical solution of the flow governing equations, with applications to computational hemodynamics. A basic understanding of the solution strategy will be provided, and the concepts of approximate solution and asymptotic convergence toward the exact solution will be addressed. Furthermore, the course will focus on the computational modeling capabilities, namely the ability to quantify hemodynamic parameters of interest that may be useful for studying a pathology or predicting the outcome of surgical interventions, as well as on the limitations associated with the use of simulation in the biomedical field, namely the need to quantify the impact of anatomical, constitutive, and operational uncertainty on the quantities of interest.

By the end of the course, students

• autonomously select the most correct and appropriate simplifying assumptions to model real-world problems in fluid mechanics (e.g., steady, pulsatile, incompressible, rigid walls, fluid-structure interaction)
• identify the inputs and outputs of the mathematical model
• determine the most suitable boundary conditions
• assess the uncertainty of data prescribed on the computational domain boundaries
• master the computational hemodynamics workflow
• assess the numerical and analytical results, evaluating their validity and physical consistency