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. 2013 Jul 10;135(9):0910011–09100112. doi: 10.1115/1.4024571

Table 1.

Definitions of the symbols used in osmotic water transport equations

Symbol Definition Value Unit
V Cell volume Variable μm3
Vo Initial cell volume 2978 ± 127 μm3
Vb Osmotically inactive cell volume (0.31 ± 0.02) Vo μm3
A Cell surface area Variable μm2
T Temperature Variable K
Tref Reference temperature 273.15 K
ΔHf Latent heat of fusion 335 kJ/kg
R Universal gas constant 8.314 J/mol/K
B Cooling rate Variable  °C/min
νw Partial molar volume of water 1.8 × 1013 μm3/mol
νs Dissociation constant of salt 2
ns Number of moles of salt in the cell 3.031 × 10-13 mol
Lp Membrane permeability for water Variable μm3/N/s
Lpg Membrane permeability for water at Tref Estimated Parameter μm3/N/s
ELp Activation energy for membrane water transport Estimated Parameter kJ/kg