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. 2015 Jun 10;10(6):e0128806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128806

Table 1. Properties and parameters.

Name Symbol Value Comment Source
Heat capacity: Cp [43]
Bottle and nipple Cp 1800 J/(Kg K) Estimated [44]
Milk Cp 3930 J/(Kg K) Estimated [45]
Water Cp 4182 J/(Kg K) [45]
air Cp 1006 J/(Kg K)
Density: ρ
Bottle and nipple ρ 900 Kg/m3 Estimated [43]
Milk ρ 1030 Kg/m3 Estimated [46]
Water ρ 998.2 Kg/m3 [45]
air ρ 1.225 Kg/m3 [45]
Thermal conductivity: k
Bottle and nipple k 0.2 W/(m K) Estimated [47]
Milk k 0.5369 W/(m K) Estimated [48]
Water k 0.6 W/(m K) [45]
air k 0.0242 W/(m K) [49]
Thermal expansion coefficient: β
Milk β 8 X 10−4 K-1 Estimated [50] [45]
Water β 2.07 X 10−4 K-1
air β 3.43 X 10−3 K-1 Ideal gas at 18°C
Viscosity: μ
Milk μ 3 X 10−3 Pa s Estimated [51]
Water μ 1 X 10−3 Pa s [45]
air μ 1.789 X 10−5 Pa s [45]
Heat transfer coefficient: h 10.45 W/(m2 K) Estimated [52]
Milk volume:
Bottle 1 60 ml
Bottle 2 178 ml
Bottle height (with nipple):
Bottle 1 49 mm
Bottle 2 140 mm
Total bottle volume:
Bottle 1 107 ml
Bottle 2 324 ml