Section: New Results

Numerical simulation of a biomimetic LVAD developed by CorWave

We just started a collaboration with the PME CorWave. The CorWave LVAD utilizes an undulating disc wave pumping mechanism, replacing the high speed, high shear impeller of current continuous flow rotary pumps. Louis de Lillers, the CorWave project manager, has contacted MEMPHIS to perform numerical simulations and optimizations of their LVAD. This collaboration has started with an industrial PhD (Cifre, Antoine Fondaneche). Figure 13 shows preliminary results (proof of concept) for the CorWave LVAD obtained with the code NaSCar described in  [38].

Figure 13. Preliminary results (proof of concept) for the CorWave LVAD. Left: oscillating membrane, right: the whole pump system.