Mesoscopic simulations at the physics-chemistry-biology interface

M Bernaschi, S Melchionna, S Succi - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
This review discusses the lattice Boltzmann–particle dynamics (LBPD) multiscale paradigm
for the simulation of complex states of flowing matter at the interface between physics …

A hierarchical numerical journey through the nasal cavity: from nose-like models to real anatomies

A Lintermann, W Schröder - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2019 - Springer
The immense increase of computational power in the past decades led to an evolution of
numerical simulations in all kind of engineering applications. New developments in medical …

Massively parallel grid generation on HPC systems

A Lintermann, S Schlimpert, JH Grimmen… - Computer Methods in …, 2014 - Elsevier
The automatic grid generation on high performance computers is a challenging task under
the restriction of computational power and memory availability. The increasing demand for …

Zonal Flow Solver (ZFS): a highly efficient multi-physics simulation framework

A Lintermann, M Meinke, W Schröder - International journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Multi-physics simulations are at the heart of today's engineering applications. The trend is
towards more realistic and detailed simulations, which demand highly resolved spatial and …

On locating the obstruction in the upper airway via numerical simulation

Y Wang, S Elghobashi - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
The fluid dynamical properties of the air flow in the upper airway (UA) are not fully
understood at present due to the three-dimensional (3D) patient-specific complex geometry …

Nasal cavity airflow: comparing laser doppler anemometry and computational fluid dynamic simulations

M Berger, M Pillei, A Mehrle, W Recheis, F Kral… - Respiratory Physiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective parameters to assess the physical flow conditions of breathing are scarce and
decisions for surgery, eg nasal septum correction, mainly rely on subjective surgeon …

Machine-learning-based control of perturbed and heated channel flows

M Rüttgers, M Waldmann, W Schröder… - … Conference on High …, 2021 - Springer
A reinforcement learning algorithm is coupled to a thermal lattice-Boltzmann method to
control flow through a two-dimensional heated channel narrowed by a bump. The algorithm …

Performance of ODROID-MC1 for scientific flow problems

A Lintermann, D Pleiter, W Schröder - Future Generation Computer Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
In late 2017, Hardkernel released the ODROID-MC1 cluster system, which is based on the
ODROID-XU4 single-board computer. The cluster consists of four nodes, each equipped …

Optical coherence tomography to identify upper airway obstruction sites in an apneic patient

JC Jing, K Goshtasbi, Y Wang, JJ Chen… - Biophotonics …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance There are important limitations to the current diagnostic tools for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA). Aim These limitations warrant the development of a more accurate …

Application of computational fluid dynamics methods to understand nasal cavity flows

A Lintermann - All Around the Nose: Basic Science, Diseases and …, 2020 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics methods enable to numerically predict complex flows with the
help of computers. In the fields of Engineering and Physics they are already in use for …