1st Edition

Biofluid Dynamics of Human Body Systems Expanded and Revised Edition

Edited By Megh R. Goyal, Arka Bhowmik, Anamika Chauhan Copyright 2025
758 Pages 54 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

758 Pages 54 Color & 47 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

“A reference manual for students and researchers in bioengineering . . . Combines fundamental and applied research topics of fluid dynamics and heat transfer in biological systems, providing an understanding of transport processes and biofluid mechanics strategies for disease diagnosis and therapy. This book also includes a chapter on the working principles of commonly used medical devices,... Read more

1. Introduction and Properties of Biofluids in the Human Body Systems

Megh R. Goyal, Ricardo Baez, Annette Romero, and Giovanny Soto

 

2. Applications of Dimensional Analysis in Bioengineering

Megh R. Goyal, Carlos Ortiz, Jorge Rodríguez, and Carlos Vazquez

 

3. Navier-Stokes Equation for Modeling Biofluid Dynamics

Arka Bhowmik, Megh R. Goyal, and Ramjee Repaka

 

4. Bioheat Transfer in the Human Body

Megh R. Goyal, Noel Faría González, Juan Flores Lozada, and Ángel E. Rodríguez Burgos

 

5. Bioheat Transfer Models: Theory and Applications in Bioengineering

Arka Bhowmik, Manpreet Singh, and Ramjee Repaka

 

6. Biomass Transfer in the Human Body

Megh R. Goyal, Jorge Alvarado Colon, Reyinald Garcia Montañez, and Hector Peña Santiago

 

7. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Circulatory System

Megh R. Goyal, Human Arjomandi, Stephanie S. Barcelona, Siobhain L. Gallocher, and Martha Vallejo

 

8. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Respiratory System

Megh R. Goyal, Julian Bedoya, Tejas Choksi, Hong Guo, and Amaury Pita

 

9. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Brain

Megh R. Goyal, Guillermo Colón, Carlos A. Cruz, and Roberto La Torre

 

10. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Urinary System

Megh R. Goyal, Luis De Jesus Diaz, Yarimar Padua Rosado, and Melissa Pérez González

 

11. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Digestive System

Megh R. Goyal, Rajendra Boldhane, Danny Gonzalez, Punkaj Gupta, and Brijesh Kadam

 

12. Biofluid Dynamics of the Human Maternal-Fetal System

Megh R. Goyal, Anamika Chauhan, Delhy Arias, Víctor Guerra, Jackeline Martínez, and Rosaura De Zayas

 

13. Kinetics of Drug Transport in the Human Body Systems

Megh R. Goyal, Mahwish Ahmed, Nelly Arboleda, Jose Cesar, and Rafael Oliver–Vidaud

 

14. Instrumentation and Measurements of the Human Body Fluids

Megh R. Goyal, Anamika Chauhan, Bayron Ortiz, Xavier Piñero, and Joel Blanco

 

15. Medical Imaging of the Human Body Fluids: Principle and Diagnostics

Arka Bhowmik, Manpreet Singh, and Rupesh Singh

Biography

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. A prolific author and editor, he has published more than 200 journal articles, several textbooks, and over 120 edited books.

Arka Bhowmik, PhD, is a Research Associate in the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. He formerly worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Medical Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, and at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He was also an adhoc faculty in mechanical engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India.

Anamika Chauhan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Home Science at Chanam Lal Madhavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, Uttarakhand, India. She has published several research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, edited books, and a textbook. She has also been associated with workshops and conferences. Her research interests and areas range across education, nutrition, and human health.