Effect of the Distributary of Nasal Meatuses on Olfaction

Tan Wenchang; Wu Wangyi; Yan Zongyi; Wen Gongbi

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Tan Wenchang, Wu Wangyi, Yan Zongyi, Wen Gongbi. Effect of the Distributary of Nasal Meatuses on Olfaction[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1999, 20(12): 1245-1251.

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Tan Wenchang, Wu Wangyi, Yan Zongyi, Wen Gongbi. Effect of the Distributary of Nasal Meatuses on Olfaction[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1999, 20(12): 1245-1251.

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Tan Wenchang, Wu Wangyi, Yan Zongyi, Wen Gongbi. Effect of the Distributary of Nasal Meatuses on Olfaction[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1999, 20(12): 1245-1251.

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Effect of the Distributary of Nasal Meatuses on Olfaction

Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P R China

Received Date: 1998-08-03
Rev Recd Date: 1999-03-31
Publish Date: 1999-12-15

Abstract

Abstract

Considering the effect of distributary of the interior meatus and middle meatus on olfaction,an unsteady two-dimensional model of olfaction has been developed with describing the mean cross-sectional velocity of odorant flow in the common meatus as a function of axis coordinate.The analytical solution is obtained,and it reveals the relation among the physiological parameters of the model.The obtained results are in agreement with those of experiments.This investigation is valuable for a research for the mechanism of olfaction.
- nasal cavity,
- olfaction,
- mathematical model,
- analytical solution

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