Fluid dynamics of human phonation and speech

R Mittal, BD Erath, MW Plesniak - Annual review of fluid …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
This article presents a review of the fluid dynamics, flow-structure interactions, and acoustics
associated with human phonation and speech. Our voice is produced through the process of …

A review of lumped-element models of voiced speech

BD Erath, M Zanartu, KC Stewart, MW Plesniak… - Speech …, 2013 - Elsevier
Voiced speech is a highly complex process involving coupled interactions between the
vocal fold structure, aerodynamics, and acoustic field. Reduced-order lumped-element …

Aeroacoustic analysis of the human phonation process based on a hybrid acoustic PIV approach

A Lodermeyer, M Tautz, S Becker, M Döllinger… - Experiments in …, 2018 - Springer
The detailed analysis of sound generation in human phonation is severely limited as the
accessibility to the laryngeal flow region is highly restricted. Consequently, the physical …

Vocal fold dynamics in a synthetic self-oscillating model: Intraglottal aerodynamic pressure and energy

M Motie-Shirazi, M Zañartu, SD Peterson… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Self-sustained oscillations of the vocal folds (VFs) during phonation are the result of the
energy exchange between the airflow and VF tissue. Understanding this mechanism …

Comparing LES and URANS results with a reference DNS of the transitional airflow in a patient-specific larynx geometry during exhalation

A Abdelsamie, S Voß, P Berg, C Chi, C Arens… - Computers & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air exhalation in the laryngeal area produces a complex transitional flow. A detailed
investigation of the resulting flow features is very interesting from a fundamental point of …

Variability in expiratory trajectory angles during consonant production by one human subject and from a physical mouth model: Application to respiratory droplet …

T Ahmed, HE Wendling, AA Mofakham, G Ahmadi… - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has highlighted the need to improve understanding of droplet
transport during expiratory emissions. While historical emphasis has been placed on violent …

A theoretical model of the pressure field arising from asymmetric intraglottal flows applied to a two-mass model of the vocal folds

BD Erath, SD Peterson, M Zañartu… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
A theoretical model of the pressure field arising from asymmetric intraglottal flows applied to a
two-mass model of the vocal folds | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | AIP …

Three-dimensional flow separation over a surface-mounted hemisphere in pulsatile flow

IA Carr, MW Plesniak - Experiments in Fluids, 2016 - Springer
Flow separation over a surface-mounted obstacle is prevalent in numerous applications.
Previous studies of 3D separation around protuberances have been limited to steady flow. In …

Three-dimensional laryngeal flow fields induced by a model vocal fold polyp

BD Erath, MW Plesniak - International journal of heat and fluid flow, 2012 - Elsevier
Pathological laryngeal flow fields are investigated in a dynamically-driven, scaled-up model
of the vocal folds. Disruption of the flow field due to the presence of a geometric …

An acoustic source model for asymmetric intraglottal flow with application to reduced-order models of the vocal folds

BD Erath, SD Peterson, KS Weiland, MW Plesniak… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The complex three-way interaction between airflow, tissue, and sound, for asymmetric vocal
fold vibration, is not well understood. Current modeling efforts are not able to explain clinical …