Structural Analysis for Thickness Minimization Design of a Bileaflet Mechanical Heart

기계식 인공심장판막의 경량화 설계를 위한 구조해석

This paper investigates the structural analysis and design of mechanical heart valve through the numerical analysis methodology. In a numerical analysis methodology application to the thickness minimization structural design of mechanical heart valve, structural analysis is performed for the blood flow through a bileaflet mechanical heart valve. The structural static analysis is carried out to confirm the thickness minimization structural condition (minimum thickness shape of leaflet).