Biomed. Papers 145(2), 91-96 (2001) | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2001.021
MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE MALE URINARY TRACT
- a Department of Mechanics, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Plzeň
- b Department of Urology, Faculty Hospital, Palacký University, 725 20 Olomouc
- c Special physician for urology-private practice, Kaznějovská 45, 323 00 Plzeň, Czech Republic
The paper presents a simplified (but not trivial) mathematical model of the interaction between the urine flowand the male urethra and bladder, respectively. Urine is assumed to be a Newtonian fluid. The flow is considered tobe non-stationary, isothermal and turbulent. The urethra and bladder wall, featuring elastic properties, experiencelarge displacements and strains. The dynamic forces are included in the urethra wall motion. When fully extendedthe urethra attains the shape of an axisymetric tube. An iterative method based on the uncoupled approach isdeveloped.
Keywords: Keywords: Interaction, Uncoupled method, Non-linear continuum, Equation of motion, FEM
Received: November 9, 2001; Published: December 1, 2001 Show citation
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