Featured Application 3D printing with a polymer-bonded magnetic filament allows all-in-one
print of a functioning prototype of a rotary blood pump. Abstract Conventional magnet …

To investigate the effect of rotor design configuration on hemodynamic features,
hemocompatibility and dynamic balance of blood pumps. Computational fluid dynamics was …

Material wear, maintenance costs, performance, efficiency, and corrosion are some of the
issues that turbomachinery impellers may encounter. The optimization of impellers through …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an effective tool for accelerating knowledge gain in
development processes, as it enables the production of complex prototypes at low cost and …

Weight reduction is important when additive manufacturing becomes feasible for marine
turbine runner. Hydrofoils are usually used as the simplified model of turbine blade for …

This paper studies the flow characteristics and disk friction loss of the rear chamber in a
centrifugal pump at a design flow condition with six values of the balance holes at diameters …

At three flow conditions (0.8 Qd, 1.0 Qd, and 1.2 Qd), the centrifugal pump cavity with front
inducer was expanded at 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°, and a flow path analysis of the axial cross …

The fused deposition modeling (FDM) technique which is one of the 3D printing
technologies was used to produce a centrifugal pump impeller. The fabrication and …

Today, heart disease is the first cause of death in the world. The heart pump is a mechanical
device used to help heart patients. The blood of people who use the heart pump, due to …

Members of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Artificial Organs (JAO) are pleased to
introduce to colleagues worldwide through the publication of JAO a broad spectrum of …