Details

Title

Numerical investigation of the basilar membrane vibration induced by the unsteady fluid flow in the human inner ear

Journal title

Archive of Mechanical Engineering

Yearbook

2020

Volume

vol. 67

Issue

No 4

Affiliation

Wahl, Philipp : Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Germany ; Ziegler, Pascal : Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Germany ; Eberhard, Peter : Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Authors

Keywords

human cochlea ; basilar membrane ; unsteady viscous fluid flow ; fluid-structure interaction ; pressure-displacement-based fluid element ; viscous boundary layer ; layer tonotopy ; auditory threshold

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

381-414

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Machine Building

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Date

25.11.2020

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ame.2020.131701 ; ISSN 0004-0738, e-ISSN 2300-1895

Source

Archive of Mechanical Engineering; 2020; vol. 67; No 4; 381-414
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