Numerical studies of bubble dynamics in laser thrombolysis

Conference · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:206930

Chapyak, E J; Godwin, R P

The applicability of modern numerical hydrodynamic methods for modeling the bubble dynamics occurring in Laser Thrombolysis is addressed. An idealized test problem is formulated and comparisons are made between numerical and analytical results. We find that approximately 23% of the available energy is radiated acoustically in one cycle with larger fractions likely to be radiated under more realistic conditions. We conclude that this approach shows promise in helping to optimize design parameters.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 206930
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-593; CONF-960163-7; ON: DE96006968
• Resource Relation: Conference: Photonics West `96: conference on quantum well and superlattice physics VI, San Jose, CA (United States), 27 Jan - 2 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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MATHEMATICAL MODELS
LYSIS
THERAPY
LASERS
HYDRODYNAMICS
CAVITIES
FLUID MECHANICS
BLOOD PLATELETS
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS