Atherosclerosis is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases leading to high morbidity. The study of arterial dynamics using fluid–structure interaction (FSI) technique by taking into account the physiology of flow, the critical hemodynamic parameters can be determined which plays a crucial role in predictive medicine. Due to advances in the computational facilities, coupled field analysis such as FSI can facilitate understanding of the mechanics of stenosis progression and its early diagnosis. In this study a two-way FSI analysis is carried out using modified Navier–Stokes equations as the governing equations of blood flow for determining hemodynamic parameters. The arterial wall has been described at different linear elastic modulus and compared with hyperelastic Mooney–Rivlin model to evaluate the effect of different arterial stiffness on hemodynamics. The Mooney–Rivlin model predicts flow reduction with the severe backflow at arterial bifurcation resulting in decreased shear stress and oscillatory behavior. Furthermore, these findings may be used in understanding the advantages and disadvantages of using hyperelastic artery model in numerical simulations to better understand and predict the variable that causes cardiovascular diseases and as a diagnostic tool. In the present study, variation due to change in arterial wall properties such as linear elastic and Mooney Rivlin hyperelastic and its influence on hemodynamics are investigated.

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A magneto rheological damper is a damper filled with magneto rheological fluid, which is controlled by a magnetic field. This allows the damping characteristics of the shock absorber to be continuously controlled by varying the force of the electromagnet. This type of shock absorber has several applications, most notably in semi-active vehicle suspensions which may adapt to road conditions, as they are monitored through sensors in the vehicle. This paper presents magnetic saturation analysis of non-parametric model of magnetorheological (MR) damper using ANSYS for improvement of the higher force with optimal current and MATLAB/Simulink simulation for quarter car model equipped with MR damper to conduct dynamic studies of the system using skyhook controller and comparative study for passive and semi-active system.

Smart dampers in the automobile suspension system bring a precise balance between the ride comfort and stability through a controllable damping coefficient. Energy absorbed by a Magnetorheological (MR) damper is a dependent function of flux density in the fluid flow gap. In this paper, magnetic field enhancement technique in the form of a single cylindrical shield and sandwich cylindrical shield is incorporated in a twin tube single coil MR damper. The field strength in different configurations of MR damper having various type of shield configuration is computationally investigated. Further, the effect of shield thickness on field strength is investigated. A significant overall improvement in the magnetic field strength is observed in the MR damper configuration having copper alloy shield.

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