Hemodynamics plays an important role in genesis of such vascular diseases as atherosclerosis, thrombosis and aneurysm. The better understanding of flow conditions in the regions which prone to have such diseases helps a physician in clinical decisionmaking process. In this study, we present a detailed description of two experimental setups for evaluation of blood flow in arteries of cardiovascular system. The experimental fluid could be a Newtonian or non-Newtonian. The same dimensionless

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... ters -the Reynolds and Strouhal numbers -should be used for a comparison of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid in models. Experimental setup for visualization of the flow could be used as a preliminary tool for the fast detection of main flow features. The detected regions could be studied in detail by the experimental setup with a high-precision measuring device. The measured flow field should be analyzed to detect the regions prone to vascular diseases and estimate the risk of a disease. The described experimental setups could be used to assist a physician during the clinical decision marking process. Introduction. Hemodynamics plays an important role in genesis of such vascular diseases as atherosclerosis, thrombosis and aneurysm [1-3]. The better understanding of flow conditions in the regions which prone to have such diseases helps a physician in clinical decision making process [4]. Currently available clinical methods, such as ultrasound and MRI, have the restrictions in spatial and temporal resolution and could not be applied for hemodynamics studies in some cases. Numerical simulation of blood flow in arteries of Синдеев Сергей Вячеславович -старший научный сотрудник управления фундаментальных и прикладных исследований; Фролов Сергей Владимирович -доктор технических наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой «Биомедицинская техника»,