This research was undertaken to develop a cardiovascular simulator for use in the study of pulse diagnosis. The physical (i.e., pulse wave transmission and reflection) and physiological (i.e., systolic and diastolic pressure, pulse pressure, and mean pressure) characteristics of the radial pulse wave were reproduced by our simulator. The simulator consisted of an arterial component and a pulse-...

Although microvascular disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), a higher prevalence of macrovascular disease and a poorer related prognosis have been reported in SSc than in the general population. The simultaneous assessment of prognostically relevant functional properties of larger and smaller arteries, and their effects on central hemodynamics, has never been performed in SSc using...

This paper deals with the analysis of the pressure wave signals generated in an aluminium-stepped sample. The ultrasonic signals are generated using pulsed Nd-YAG laser and detected using a He-Ne Heterodyne interferometer. The pressure wave signals at constant laser power are recorded at various directions with respect to source laser direction and the intensity of various frequency components ...

Grain dust explosions at elevators are in reality a series of explosions. The first explosion referred to as the "primary explosion" is usually small with pressures less than 2 pounds per square inch, (psi). It propagates a pressure wave and fire front. The pressure wave moves away from the location of the primary explosion at a speed of about 1000 feet per second (fps) while the fire front fol...

Relationships between artefacts in recorded intracardiac pulses and the dynamic response and susceptibility of catheter-manometer systems to artefacts caused by motion of the catheter were investigated. Sine-wave motions of the catheter, resembling motion frequently seen when the catheter is in the pulmonary artery, produce sine-wave pressure variations with peak-to-peak amplitudes of 10 mm. Hg...

From the physical point of view a shock wave is defined by an abrupt, nearly discontinuous change in pressure and by having a velocity that is higher than the speed of sound in the medium it propagates [1]. A typical pressure profile of a focused shockwave used for therapeutic purposes is shown in fig. 1. Generally a shock wave can be described as a single pulse with a wide frequency range (fro...

The effect of magnetic field on peristaltic flow through the gap between uniform tubes is studied under the assumption of long wavelength at low Reynolds number. The inner tube is rigid and the outer tube has a sinusoidal wave travelling down its wall. The flow is investigated in a wave frame of reference moving with the velocity of the wave. The analytical solution for velocities and pressure ...

AR = cavity aspect ratio a = speed of sound b = cavity half-width ~ C = dynamic compressibility c = phase speed cp = specific heat at constant pressure f = frequency H = cavity depth k = wave number m = propagation constant P = pressure Pr = Prandtl number R = reflection coefficient p = acoustic pressure pi = initial pulse amplitude Re = acoustic Reynolds number s = cavity spacing T = temperatu...

UNLABELLED Arterial stiffness is associated with cerebral flow pulsatility. Arterial stiffness increases following acute resistance exercise (RE). Whether this acute RE-induced vascular stiffening affects cerebral pulsatility remains unknown. PURPOSE To investigate the effects of acute RE on common carotid artery (CCA) stiffness and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFv) pulsatility. METHODS E...

The transmission of pressure waves in granular materials is complicated by the heterogeneity and nonlinearity inherent in these systems. Such waves are propagated through particle contacts primarily along the "force chains" which carry most of the load in granular materials. These fragile and ephemeral chains coupled with irregular particle packing lead to the observed heterogeneity. Nonlineari...