Document Detail


Unsteady laryngeal airflow simulations of the intra-glottal vortical structures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20058989     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The intra-glottal vortical structures developed in a static divergent glottis with continuous flow entering the glottis are characterized. Laryngeal airflow calculations are performed using the Large Eddy Simulation approach. It has been shown that intra-glottal vortices are formed on the divergent wall of the glottis, immediately downstream of the separation point. Even with non-pulsatile flow entering the glottis, the vortices are intermittently shed, producing unsteady flow at the glottal exit. The vortical structures are characterized by significant negative static pressure relative to the ambient pressure. These vortices increase in size and strength as they are convected downstream by the flow due to the entrained air from the supra-glottal region. The negative static pressures associated with the intra-glottal vortical structures suggest that the closing phase during phonation may be accelerated by such vortices. The intra-glottal negative pressures can affect both vocal fold vibration and voice production.
Authors:
Mihai Mihaescu; Sid M Khosla; Shanmugam Murugappan; Ephraim J Gutmark
Related Documents :
6848229 - Origin of the third heart sound. i. studies in dogs.
15258649 - Acoustic communication in the red-vented bulbul pycnonotus cafer.
8574309 - The effects of intraoral pressure change on f0 regulation--preliminary study for the ev...
15582379 - Vocal communication in frogs.
18530679 - Conversion of floor impact sound levels in apartment buildings.
15914999 - Immediate effects of 'voice massage' treatment on the speaking voice of healthy subjects.
8740379 - Anatomic goals in the correction of female stress urinary incontinence.
15876339 - Lumbar infusion test in normal pressure hydrocephalus.
21571989 - Changes in tibiofemoral contact mechanics following radial split and vertical tears of ...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America     Volume:  127     ISSN:  1520-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-11     Completed Date:  2010-03-01     Revised Date:  2011-07-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503051     Medline TA:  J Acoust Soc Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  435-44     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Cincinnati, 310 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0070, USA. mihai.mihaescu@uc.edu
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air*
Air Pressure
Computer Simulation*
Glottis / physiology*
Humans
Kinetics
Larynx / physiology*
Models, Biological*
Phonation / physiology
Time Factors
Vocal Cords / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01DC009435/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  On the importance of preserving the harmonics and neighboring partials prior to vocoder processing: ...
Next Document:  Acoustic consequences of articulatory variability during productions of /t/ and /k/ and its implicat...