Engineers know that performing a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation with moving wall boundaries is quite complex. However, this application is very important as it can simulate the mechanics of the heart and cardiovascular systems.
As a result, when Ubaldo Cella, a researcher from Tor Vergata, presented this simulation it won an ANSYS HoF academic award.
Cella used ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS Mechanical and RBF Morph to simulate the moving walls and fluid–structure interactions of a cardiovascular system. These simulations were used to assess custom valves that are coupled to individual patient data. By bringing these simulations into the clinic, Cella will help doctors save lives.
