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Table 7.1 Summary of viscous model and flow setup found in selected atherosclerotic carotid bifurcation simulation studies
Researcher Blood model Viscous model Steady/unsteady Maximum Reynolds number Maximum Mesh size

Cheung et al. 2010a Newtonian Turbulent Steady 2100 1,517,434

Fan et al. 2009 non-Newtonian Laminar Unsteady Not stated 71,312

Lee et al. 2008 Newtonian Turbulent Unsteady 1217 1,854,000

Chen and Lu 2006 non-Newtonian Laminar Steady 270 360,000

Birchall et al. 2006 Newtonian Turbulent Unsteady Not stated 500,000-1,000,000

Tada and Tarbell 2005 Newtonian Not stated Unsteady Not stated 60,000 (fluid), 36,000 (elastic wall)

Younis et al. 2003 Newtonian Laminar Unsteady Not stated 56,209 (fluid), 43,334 (elastic wall)

Steinman et al. 2002b Newtonian Not stated Unsteady Not stated 100000

Long et al. 2002 Not stated Laminar Steady 330 41,600

Long et al. 2000 Newtonian Laminar Unsteady Not stated 24,320

Botnar et al. 2000 Newtonian Turbulent Unsteady Not stated 1,000,000