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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Biol Eng Comput. 2013 Jan 6;51(5):525–535. doi: 10.1007/s11517-012-1020-7

Table 1.

1D, 2D and 3D models for burst frequencies

Model Equation Notes
1D [16]
P=4cosθcγlaD
Describes the pressure in a capillary channel. (Refer to “Capillary” in Fig. 2)
2D [24]
P=2γlahn[cosθcαsinαsinβcosβ+sinβsinα(αsinαcosα)]
Describes the pressure when liquid begins to expand beyond the opening of the end of a channel (Refer to Stage 3 in Fig. 2)
3D [4]
P=2γlaw[whcosθccos(θc+β)]
Describes the pressure when liquid begins to expand beyond the opening of the end of a channel (Refer to Stage 3 in Fig. 2)

D is the diameter of a circular channel, D is substituted with the hydraulic diameter, Dh for a channel of any other shape, θc is the contact angle of liquid on solid (channel surface), γla is the liquid surface energy in contact with air, hn is the height of the channel, w and h are the width and height of the channel, β is the opening angle of the channel expansion