USER INTERFACES CAD SOFTWARE FOR PRE- AND POST- PROCESSING OF MODELS ACCOMPANYING PAK FE CODE
This paper introduces the CAD user interface software developed to support example-driven simulations using the PAK finite element code. Built upon years of research and development by the authors, CAD represents a custom-built platform for three-dimensional model setup and result visualization, tightly integrated with the PAK solver. It facilitate...
By Miljan Milošević, Vladimir Simić, Bogdan Milićević, Velibor Isailović, Vladimir Ranković, Miloš Ivanović, Žarko Milošević, Dalibor Nikolić, Danko Milašinović, Arso Vukićević, Lazar Otašević, Mileta Stojanović, Nenad Filipović, Miloš Kojić, Boban Stojanović
OUR MULTISCALE FINITE ELEMENT MODEL OF GROUNDWATER FLOW TO RADIAL WELL
A water supply system with radial wells (RWs) extends usually over tens of kilometers horizontally and tens of meters deep within the soil. Water flows through the soil and then through several lateral screens to the vertical shaft. Lateral screens represent perforated pipes with lengths in meters and diameters measured in centimeters. A common app...
By Vladimir Ranković, Nenad Filipović, Boban Stojanović, Velibor Isailović, Miloš Kojić
FATIGUE TO FRACTURE INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Degradation of structural integrity and fatigue life estimation remain critical challenges in engineering, including biomedical applications. Fracture mechanics and crack propagation prediction are highly sensitive to material parameters, with the Stress Intensity Factor being the most significant physical parameter for the estimation of crack stre...
By Gordana Jovičić, Vladimir Milovanović, Aleksandra Vulović, Miroslav Živković, Nenad Đorđevič, Nenad Filipović
FROM CARDIOMYOPATHY TO HEART FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF LEFT HEART VENTRICLE
This study presents the use of computational modeling to improve understanding of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and its progression to heart failure. A review of related work highlights advances and challenges in computational modeling and integration of clinical data for model development and validation. Using parametric model of the left hear...
By Smiljana Tomašević, Bogdan Milićević, Miljan Milošević, Nenad Filipović
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FEMORAL BONE UNDER VARYING BONE DENSITY CONDITIONS
Understanding the biomechanical response of a femoral bone under physiological loads is critical for assessing bone health and fracture risk, particularly in aging populations affected by osteopenia and osteoporosis. This study investigates the mechanical behavior of the femoral bone under standing loading conditions across three bone states: healt...
By Aleksandra Vulović, Gordana Jovičić, Nenad Filipović
HEART MODELING, INSILICO CLINICAL TRIALS
In silico clinical trials are set to transform medicine by enabling virtual testing and simulation, which streamline the development of medical devices and pharmaceuticals while reducing costs and duration. The SILICOFCM platform offers a innovative, multi-modular approach designed to optimize overall heart function and monitor the effectiveness of...
By Nenad Filipović, Igor Saveljić, Tijana Geroski, Smiljana Tomašević, Miljan Milošević, Bogdan Milićević, Momčilo Prodanović, Srboljub Mijailović, Miloš Kojić
OVERVIEW OF SURROGATE MODELING FOR HUXLEY-TYPE MUSCLE SIMULATIONS IN CARDIAC BIOMECHANICS
Huxley-type muscle models offer a physiologically grounded description of cardiac contraction but remain computationally prohibitive for large-scale, multi-scale simulations. This article reviews surrogate modeling strategies that alleviate these costs for ventricular biomechanics, with emphasis on data-driven (RNN/TCN/GRU) and physics-informed (PI...
By Bogdan Milićević, Miloš Ivanović, Boban Stojanović, Miljan Milošević, Miloš Kojić, Nenad Filipović
SOLVING WAVE ACOUSTIC EQUATION USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN PAK SOLVER
Wave acoustic equation is implemented and solved using finite element method in PAK solver to simulate propagation of sound waves, that cause oscillations of ear’s components, such as cochlea (part of inner ear). To simulate mechanical behaviour of cochlea, behaviour of fluid in chambers and behaviour of basilar membrane which separates them ...
By Milica Nikolić, Velibor Isailović, Nenad Filipović
APPLICATION OF PAK SOFTWARE FOR THE CALCULATION OF vFFR IN CORONARY ARTERIES
X-ray angiography is one of the diagnostic procedures applied in clinical practice to analyze the state of patient-specific coronary arteries. During this examination a parameter called fractional flow reserve (FFR) is invasively measured to quantitatively assess the existence of potential stenosis and its significance. The software proposed in thi...
By Tijana Đukić, Ognjen Pavić, Lazar Dašić, Tijana Geroski, Nenad Filipović
TURBULENT FLUID FLOW MODEL WITH APPLICATION IN BIOMEDICINE
Two-equation turbulent models are widely used in finite element analysis of fluid flow. The PAK program package was upgraded from the classical laminar flow to the turbulent k-omega model. The turbulence model was validated using the case of fluid flow in a backward-facing step channel. The analysis results show good agreement with experimental dat...
By Aleksandar Nikolić, Miroslav Živković, Nenad Filipović, Marko Topalović