A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load

Abstract Mathematical and physical modeling of flows in collapsible pipes often relates the flow area to the difference between the internal and the external pressures (i.e. the transmural pressure). The relation is used to model the conduits of the human body transporting biological fluids, is call...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Lotti, Costanza Carbonari, Giulio Calvani, Enio Paris
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82476-7
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description Abstract Mathematical and physical modeling of flows in collapsible pipes often relates the flow area to the difference between the internal and the external pressures (i.e. the transmural pressure). The relation is used to model the conduits of the human body transporting biological fluids, is called tube law and usually considers the transmural pressure resulting from isotropic external pressure only. We provide a new empirical tube law considering anisotropic conditions of the external load; our formulation is based on the hypothesis, supported by clinical and experimental findings, that in physiological conditions both isotropic and anisotropic stresses are combined in the external load acting on vessels. The proposed mathematical model was validated through laboratory experiments reproducing the flow through a collapsible tube representing the physiological conditions of male urethra during micturition. The proposed tube law better agrees with the experimental observations, in comparison to classic formulations available in literature, thus showing that the proposed model better describes the physiological condition of flow in collapsible tubes subjected to anisotropic external load. The application of our model can be readily extended to several types of vessels.
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spelling doaj-art-977e0972905a40b99a119193c2f740062024-12-22T12:27:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-82476-7A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external loadLorenzo Lotti0Costanza Carbonari1Giulio Calvani2Enio Paris3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of FlorenceDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of FlorencePlatform of Hydraulic Constructions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of LausanneDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of FlorenceAbstract Mathematical and physical modeling of flows in collapsible pipes often relates the flow area to the difference between the internal and the external pressures (i.e. the transmural pressure). The relation is used to model the conduits of the human body transporting biological fluids, is called tube law and usually considers the transmural pressure resulting from isotropic external pressure only. We provide a new empirical tube law considering anisotropic conditions of the external load; our formulation is based on the hypothesis, supported by clinical and experimental findings, that in physiological conditions both isotropic and anisotropic stresses are combined in the external load acting on vessels. The proposed mathematical model was validated through laboratory experiments reproducing the flow through a collapsible tube representing the physiological conditions of male urethra during micturition. The proposed tube law better agrees with the experimental observations, in comparison to classic formulations available in literature, thus showing that the proposed model better describes the physiological condition of flow in collapsible tubes subjected to anisotropic external load. The application of our model can be readily extended to several types of vessels.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82476-7Anisotropic loadCollapsible-tube flowTube law
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Collapsible-tube flow
Tube law
title A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load
title_full A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load
title_fullStr A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load
title_full_unstemmed A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load
title_short A novel tube law analysis under anisotropic external load
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topic Anisotropic load
Collapsible-tube flow
Tube law
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82476-7
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