Computational fluid dynamics modeling and hemolysis analysis of axial blood pumps with various impeller structures

The flow fields in the blood pump were analyzed three- dimensionally using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Hemolysis of the pump was calculated based on the changes in shear stress and related exposure times along the particle trace lines using a forward Euler approach. In this "way, how different impeller structures and rotational speeds affect the hemolysis was particularly acquired. As a result, impeller with long-short alternant vanes behaved best in hemolysis property and can be utilized to axial blood pumps development and design.