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by Weiguang Yang
Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:57 pm
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: Tips for extracting models
Replies: 1
Views: 219

Re: Tips for extracting models

Generally speaking, your path should be placed in the lumen center. Try not to create a sharp turn. If the interval between 2D segmentations is too large or too small, you may not represent the anatomy very well or creating a bumpy surface/segmentation intersections along the path with a large curva...
by Weiguang Yang
Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: FSI with GUI
Replies: 1
Views: 421

Re: FSI with GUI

It seems you had some errors with the presolver. It failed to get initial displacements. If you upload your presolver script, I can take a look.
by Weiguang Yang
Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:22 am
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: time-dependent RCR
Replies: 1
Views: 304

Re: time-dependent RCR

If you use rcrt.dat for your outlet boundary conditions, Rp, C and Rd are constant with time but Pd can be time-dependent, where subscripts p and d represent proximal and distal values respectively. Simvascular's GenBC allows users to supply their own boundary conditions, similar to user-defined fun...
by Weiguang Yang
Tue Jun 19, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: Results and default units
Replies: 1
Views: 361

Re: Results and default units

1. You need to know the scale in your images. Simvascular doesn't know that information. If the image is already in cm and you scale it by 0.1, the image will be in dm. In Simvascular, you can calculate outlet/inlet area. Based on the value, it should be easy to tell if the length unit is cm or mm. ...
by Weiguang Yang
Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: outlet flow
Replies: 1
Views: 188

Re: outlet flow

Outlet flow and pressures could be output directly from Simvascular. For other locations (e.g. the entrance of each branch), you can use Paraview to extract the data.
by Weiguang Yang
Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:40 am
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: Prescribe outlet boundary condition with flow file
Replies: 7
Views: 523

Re: Prescribe outlet boundary condition with flow file

Prescribing Dirichlet BCs at outlets requires pre-knowledge of the flow conditions/velocity profile. The velocity profile at an outlet depends on upstream information and is usually unknown. When you use the inflow waveform type inflow BC (it is a Dirichlet BC in Simvascular) you enforce a velocity ...
by Weiguang Yang
Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: convert result and Postprocessing
Replies: 1
Views: 249

Re: convert result and Postprocessing

You can try to convert the last restart files only and see if you have any pressure and velocity in the vtu file.
You can switch pressure units in paraview using the calculator.
by Weiguang Yang
Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:23 pm
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: Prescribe outlet boundary condition with flow file
Replies: 7
Views: 523

Re: Prescribe outlet boundary condition with flow file

Yes, you may prescribe a flow waveform on an outlet as you did for an inlet but this is not recommended. If you just have a flow rate for that outlet, it is better to use a resistance or RCR outflow BC that achieve the measured flow rate.
by Weiguang Yang
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: SimVascular: Cardiovascular Modeling and Simulation Application
Topic: the result of the deformable wall condition
Replies: 1
Views: 135

Re: the result of the deformable wall condition

Do you mean the total outflow is not equal to the inflow? If your solutions are converged, the differences in flow went to the vessel. Since the vessel is deformable, velocity on the wall is not zero. If you do a control volume analysis, I think the flow should be conserved.