Solution Setup

Watch the following video for setting up the Ansys Fluent model to solve for the flow field in the bifurcating artery.

Summary for the video:

  1. General → Change from "steady" to "transient"
  2. Materials → Fluid → Change "Name" to "Blood" → Change "Density" to 1060 kg/m3 → Select "Carreau" for Viscosity

Details for Carreau Model: