| Symbol | Unit | Physical Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| μ | Pa·s | Dynamic viscosity of air |
| Ls | nm | Slip length |
| σv | — | Momentum accommodation coefficient |
| Kn | — | Knudsen number |
| λ | nm | Gas mean free path |
| df | nm | fiber diameter |
| Δp | Pa | Pressure drop across the sample |
| u | m/s | periodic velocity |
| h | m | Sample thickness |
| σ | Ns/m4 | Flow resistivity; resistance to airflow through porous media |
| α∞ | — | Tortuosity; ratio of effective to straight acoustic path length |
| ϕ | — | Porosity; fraction of void volume in the total volume |
| Λ | μm | Viscous characteristic length; controls viscous dissipation scale |
| Λ′ | μm | Thermal characteristic length; controls heat exchange scale |
| Vp | M3 | Pore volume |
| Sp | M2 | Effective surface area of pores |
| ρf | kg/m3 | Air density |
| c0 | m/s | Speed of sound in air |
| Zc | Pa·s/m | Characteristic acoustic impedance |
| k | m−1 | Complex wave number |
| ρ(ω) | kg/m3 | Effective density |
| K(ω) | Pa | Effective bulk modulus |
| γ | — | Ratio of specific heats of air |
| pA | Pa | Standard atmospheric pressure |
| ω | rad/s | Angular frequency |
| f | Hz | Acoustic frequency |
| Pr | — | Prandtl number |
| ρ | kg/m3 | Bulk density of the material |
| Pin | Pa | Inlet pressures of the nanofiber |
| Pout | Pa | Outlet pressures of the nanofiber |
| c | Pa | Constant pressure drop |
| ϕm | — | Measured porosity |
| ρfiber | kg/m3 | Intrinsic density of the nanofiber |
| Vt | m3 | Total volume of the domain |