Table 1.
Material properties and constants used in hydrodynamic equations.
| Simulation parameter-symbol [SI unit] | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Density of the medium-ρ [kg/m3] | 1000 | Munson et al., 2014 |
| Viscosity of the fluid-μ [Pa-s] | 1.002e-3 | Munson et al., 2014 |
| Fluid velocity at inlet-uin [mm/s] | 4 | Computed |
| Porosity of Hydrogel-εhyd | 0.7 | Mai et al., 2014; Yue et al., 2015 |
| Porosity of spheroid-εsph | 0.2 | Ahmed et al., 2017 |
| Water self-diffusivity-D [m2/s] | 2.27 × 10−9 | Merdaw et al., 2010 |
| Molecular weight of water-M [gr/mol] | 18 | Hsu et al., 2014 |
| Universal gas constant- Rg [J/(mol-K)] | 8.314 | Merdaw et al., 2010 |
| Mean pore diameter of the hydrogel-d-hyd [μm] | 50 | Bodenberger et al., 2016 |