Abstract
In the human nose, air travels from an external environment in the upper segment of the human nose and this phenomenon can be clearly understood by using the nasal airflow dynamics, which is also responsible for proper functioning of human nose. In the present work, MIMICS (Materialise, USA) software is used to reconstruct an anatomical 3-dimensional of a human nose structure cavity using Computed Tomography (CT) scan. Numerical simulations were carried out using finite volume techniques for flow velocity of 7.5, 10 and 15 L/min. Results show that changes in nasal airflow in the nasal valve and olfactory region alter the distribution of airflow. Separate nasal airflow patterns were noted at different flow rates at coronal cross-sections. Maximum airflow was noticed in the nasal valve portion and the posterior end of the turbinate region.
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