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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 14.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jan 11;148(3):10.1177/0194599812472881. doi: 10.1177/0194599812472881

Table 1.

CFD-calculated airflow allocation and resistance values.

Airflow allocation (%) Resistance (Pa(ml/s))
Right Side Left Side Total Right Side Left Side
Simulation Anterior to perforation Posterior to perforation Anterior to perforation Posterior to perforation Entire cavity Anterior to perforation Posterior to perforation Anterior to perforation Posterior to perforation
1 cm anterior perforation 39.7% 51.0% 60.3% 49.0% 0.067 0.064 0.082 0.027 0.106
2 cm anterior perforation 37.1% 55.6% 62.9% 44.4% 0.065 0.066 0.075 0.033 0.103
1 cm posterior perforation 40.0% 53.7% 60.0% 46.3% 0.067 0.094 0.058 0.041 0.096
2 cm posterior perforation 36.6% 56.3% 63.4% 43.7% 0.065 0.096 0.055 0.040 0.094
1 cm superior perforation 44.6% 50.2% 55.4% 49.8% 0.069 0.101 0.050 0.045 0.094
2 cm superior perforation 40.9% 52.2% 59.1% 47.8% 0.068 0.103 0.052 0.055 0.079
No perforation 45.8% 54.2% 0.066 0.143 0.121