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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Voice. 2009 Aug 5;24(3):260–269. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.09.005
σ = {σij} (i, j = x, y, z) Stress tensor of solid Pa
s = {s} Stress tensor of liquid Pa
λ, μ Transverse Lamé constants Pa
λ′, μ′ Longitudinal Lamé constants Pa
C = λ + 2μ A measure of the transverse stiffness Pa
C A measure of the longitudinal stiffness Pa
R A measure of water amount in porous solid under a constant pressure Pa
Q Transverse coupling coefficient of the solid and fluid Pa
Q Longitudinal coupling coefficient of the solid and fluid Pa
ε Strain of fluid *
U = {Ux, Uy, Uz} Fluid displacement vector m
e = {eij} (i, j = x, y, z) Strain tensor of solid *
u = {ux, uy, uz} Solid displacement vector m
gS Body force applied on solid N/m3
gF Body force applied on fluid N/m3
πS-F Force applied on solid due to solid-fluid interaction N/m3
πF-S Force applied on fluid due to solid-fluid interaction N/m3
ρS Solid mass per unit volume of aggregate kg/m3
ρF Fluid mass per unit volume of aggregate. kg/m3
ρ = ρF + ρS Total mass per unit volume of aggregate. kg/m3
β Permeability of the porous solid. kg/s·m3
ω Fundamental frequency, Hz
k Wavenumber m-1
a, b Amplitude of vibration in x, z direction. m
L Vocal fold length m

* represent that symbol is dimensionless factor.