Domain parameters: |
Dimension of domain: 420 × 420 µm |
Volume fraction: 0.11 |
Capillary average diameter: 4 µm; average thickness: 0.4 µm |
Diameters of arteriola/venula: 26 – 30 µm; diameters of capillaries out of domain: 6 – 16 µm |
Diffusion coefficient in tissue: |
1000 µm2/s |
Diffusion coefficient within blood vessels: |
10000 µm2/s |
Diffusion coefficient of capillary wall: |
0.1 µm2/s |
Hydraulic coefficient: |
0.001 µm/(mmHg s) |
Viscosity coefficient |
7.5 ×10−6 mmHg s |
Darcy coefficient for tissue |
0.001 µm2/(mmHg s) |
Prescribed values: |
Concentrations: |
C = 1 M at arteriole inlet and outlet; C = 0 M at inlet and outlet of venule |
Pressures: |
P=25mmHg at arteriole inlet; P=24mm Hg at the venule inlet |
Velocities: |
v=5mm/s at arteriole outlet; v=0.1mm/s at venule outlet |
Time steps: |
20 × 50 s |