Modeling and numerical simulation of blood flow using the theory of interacting continua

In this paper we use a modified form of the mixture theory developed by Massoudi and Rajagopal to study the blood flow in a simple geometry, namely flow between two plates. The blood is assumed to behave as a two-component mixture comprised of plasma and red blood cells (RBCs). The plasma is assumed to behave as a viscous fluid whereas the RBCs are given a granular-like structure where the viscosity also depends on the shear-rate. ► A modified form of the mixture theory is used to study the blood flow in a simple geometry, namely flow between two plates. ► Blood is assumed to behave as a two-component mixture comprised of plasma and red blood cells (RBCs). ► Plasma is tacit to behave as gluey fluid but RBCs given granular-like structure where viscosity also depends on shear-rate.