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| Subject | Nasopharyngeal pressure drop (Pa) | Maximum airflow speed in entire domain, Umax | Maximum nasopharynx velocity (m/s) | Reynolds number DUmax/ν | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t/T = 0.25 | t/T = 0.75 | Left valve | Nasophyarynx | |||
| Normal | 5.4 | 5.24 | 2.98 | 1.6 | 1296 | 1595 |
| Pre-op | 9.3 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2090 | 1980 |
| Postop | 4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1360 | 1587 |
| Drill-out | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1180 | 1150 |
