Airflow in the human upper airways

Application Challenge AC7-02 © copyright ERCOFTAC 2020

Best Practice Advice

Key Fluid Physics

Application Uncertainties

Computational Domain and Boundary Conditions

Discretisation and Grid Resolution

Turbulence Models

Recommendations for Future Work

Acknowledgements

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Contributed by: S. C. Kassinos^a —
^aDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus