Figure 3: Velocity distribution of blood flow for diameter 500 µm and
constant permeability. (a) Porosity =0.5. (b) Porosity =1. Variable Re
(0.1, 1, 5).
Flow characteristics when blood flows through vessels in porous medium
consideration were studied. The velocity distribution of blood flow
using two different values of the porosity factor in the cases of a
constant permeability for three different values of Reynolds number is
shown in Figures 3(a) and 3(b), respectively. It is noted that in the
case of constant permeability and the types of porosity, the velocity of
blood flow increases as the porosity factor decreases. Moreover, it is
shown from the figures that the magnitude of width of the plug flow
region (flatness of the velocity profile) decreases as the porosity
factor decreases.