FIGURE 24.
Geometry of the mathematical models, (a) Uniform capillary flow path length; (b) nonuniform capillary flow path length. Capillaries are assigned experimental values of red blood cell flux and inlet hemoglobin saturation. (From Ellsworth, M. L., Popel, A. S., and Pittman, R. N., Mi-crovasc. Res., 35, 341, 1988. With permission.)