Cavity flow induced by a flexible membrane in an oscillatory channel flow: case study of syringomyelia.

Abstract

In this work, we study the flow inside a Syringomyelia, modelled by a cavity separated from a channel with an elastic membrane. The oscillatory flow of the channel is transmitted to the cavity through the deformation of the membrane. We study the structure of the time-dependent and stationary flow induced inside the cavity and the deformation of the membrane under different problem conditions.