Steady Flow in a Patient-Averaged Inferior Vena Cava-Part II: Computational Fluid Dynamics Verification and Validation.
Brent A CravenKenneth I AycockKeefe B ManningPublished in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2018)
Overall, the study demonstrates mesh-convergent CFD simulations that predict IVC flow patterns that agree reasonably well with PIV data, even at exercise conditions where the flow in the IVC is extremely complex.