Table 2.
Effects of bolus viscosity, tissue properties and contraction wave on the maximal bolus radius, maximal pressure, stretch of muscle, peak pressure and transport efficiency
| Parameter | rmax (mm) | Pmax (kPa) | λθ (muscle) | Ppeak (kPa) | Eff. (%) |
| Control (V = 7.5 mL) | 5.30 | 4.39 | 1.18 | 9.71 | 31.8 |
| μ = 0.02 Pa.s | 4.48 | 0.75 | 1.10 | 1.24 | 48.7 |
| κ1 = 2399.7 Pa | 6.32 | 2.37 | 1.30 | 6.65 | 19.0 |
| λ0 = 1 | 4.27 | 12.0 | 1.08 | 14.1 | 73.6 |
| νr = 0.25 mm/s | 5.30 | 4.39 | 1.18 | 6.25 | 33.9 |
| νl = 0.38 cm/s | 5.30 | 4.39 | 1.18 | 9.71 | 38.0 |
| Control (V = 10 mL) | 5.91 | 9.58 | 1.25 | 14.4 | 43.9 |
| μ = 0.02 Pa.s | 4.62 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.32 | 61.5 |
| κ1 = 2399.7 Pa | 7.12 | 7.28 | 1.39 | 9.73 | 22.4 |
| λ0 = 1 | 4.41 | 14.8 | 1.09 | 15.0 | 80.0 |
| νr = 0.25 mm/s | 5.91 | 9.58 | 1.25 | 8.94 | 46.7 |
| νl = 0.38 cm/s | 5.91 | 9.58 | 1.25 | 14.4 | 51.2 |