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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Comput Methods Appl Mech Eng. 2017 Jun 29;324:413–437. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.06.019
Prescribed conditions in larger vessels (at input/output nodes of 1D pipe elements mesh)
  Inlet Pressure 3999.7 Pa (30 mmHg)
  Outlet Pressure 1333.2 Pa (10 mmHg)
  Inlet Concentration Bolus - C(t) (Fig. 19 dashed line)
  Outlet Concentration 0 molar
Characteristics of fluid/diffusion flow through blood vessels (large vessels and capillaries)
  Viscosity 10−3 Pa s
  Diffusion coefficient 1000 mm2/s
Characteristics of blood vessel walls:
  Hydraulic permeability coefficient 10−12 mm / (Pa s)
  Diffusion coefficient 0.1 mm2 /s
  Thickness 10% of vessel diameter
Characteristics of tissue
  Diffusion coefficient 0.1 mm2/s
  Darcy coefficient 10−12 mm2 /(Pa s)
Smeared model:
  Average capillary diameter 0.025 mm
  Capillary wall thickness 0.0025 mm
  Volume fraction 10%
  Diffusion coefficient of capillary wall: 10−6 mm2 / s
  Hydraulic permeability of capillary wall: 10−12 mm / (Pa s)
Time steps: 40 × 10 s