Parametric Aortic Arch
DD-AFVM Geometry Model — AortaCFD-X
Surface method
Swept tube
NURBS loft
Display
Solid
Wireframe
Both
Centreline
Ascending length
45
mm
Arch span
70
mm
Arch height
35
mm
Descending length
80
mm
Diameter
$D(\xi) = D_\mathrm{asc}\bigl[1 - (1-\tau)\,\xi^{\,p}\bigr]$, $\xi = s / S_\mathrm{total}$
D ascending
30.0
mm
Taper ratio τ
0.73
Taper exponent p
1.0
Branches
$D_i = D_\mathrm{asc} \times r_i$
$s_\mathrm{BCA} = s_\mathrm{crown} - 1.5\delta$, $s_\mathrm{LCCA} = s_\mathrm{crown} - 0.5\delta$, $s_\mathrm{LSA} = s_\mathrm{crown} + 0.5\delta$
BCA ratio
0.45
LCCA ratio
0.23
LSA ratio
0.33
Branch spacing
13.0
mm
Branch tilt
60
deg
Coarctation
$r_\mathrm{throat} = r\sqrt{1-\alpha}$, $s_\mathrm{CoA} = s_\mathrm{LSA} + d_\mathrm{CoA}$
$f(\xi_c) = \begin{cases}(2\xi_c)^{a_p} & \xi_c \le 0.5 \\ (2(1-\xi_c))^{a_d} & \xi_c > 0.5\end{cases}$
$a_p = 1.5 + 0.5\sigma$, $a_d = 4 - 2\sigma$
Area reduction α
0.65
Offset from LSA
10.0
mm
Shape σ
0.50
0 = shelf 1 = hourglass
Coarctation length
20
mm
Hypoplasia
$r_\mathrm{hyp}(s) = r(s)\bigl[1 - \eta \cdot \tfrac{1}{2}(1 - \cos 2\pi\xi_h)\bigr]$
$\xi_h = \frac{s - s_\mathrm{BCA}}{s_\mathrm{LSA} - s_\mathrm{BCA}}$, for $s \in [s_\mathrm{BCA},\, s_\mathrm{LSA}]$
Proximal hypoplasia η
0.00
Smoothing
$\hat{r}_i = 0.06\,r_{i-2} + 0.24\,r_{i-1} + 0.40\,r_i + 0.24\,r_{i+1} + 0.06\,r_{i+2}$
Throat $\pm 3$ pts pinned. Applied $N$ passes.
Transition roundness
0.30
Fraction of descending used for arch→desc turn
Radius smoothing passes
5
Gaussian smoothing on radius profile (removes kinks)
STL Resolution
Axial samples
100
Centreline points (more = smoother along length)
Radial segments
24
Circumferential vertices (more = rounder cross-section)
Wall
Coarctation
BCA
LCCA
LSA
Centreline profile
—
radius
■
coarctation
|
BCA
|
LCCA
|
LSA
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