Vascular Branching
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Area ratio
I
I
I
1
I
I
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I
I
1
.o
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
Area ratio
Fig.
5.3.2:
Reflections at
vascular
branching. Magnitude and phase
of
local reflection
coefficients computed for
an
equi-bifurcation are plotted against area ratios.
From
Womersley
(1958).
Exact matching is not possible.
Perfect matching is only obtained
when the Womersley's number,
a,=r
-
is
(5.3.15)
