Table 1.
A table of the fixed parameters
Parameter | Value | Units | Formula | Description |
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Geometrical and physiological parameters | ||||
s | 100 | μm | / | Arteriole and venule length scale |
L | 1 | cm | / | Chamber length scale |
d 2 | 50 | μm | / | Capillary length scale (region 2) |
μ | 4 × 10−3 | kg/m/s | / | Viscosity of blood |
k int | 0.4 | μm2 | / | Permeability of the interstitium |
R a = R v | 10−2 | / | / | “Leakiness” of the arterioles and venules |
k 2 | 37.4 | μm2 | / | Permeability of the region 2 capillary network |
h | 37.4 | μm2 | / | Permeability of the arteriole and venule networks |
S a/V a = S v/V v | 6.47 × 10−4 | μm−1 | / | Surface area to volume ratio |
S a/V p = S v/V p | 9.86 × 10−5 | μm−1 | / | Surface area to volume ratio |
Length scale ratios | ||||
ν | 5 × 10−2 | / | d/s | Length scale ratio |
η | 0.1 | / | s/L | Length scale ratio |
Modelling parameters | ||||
n | 0.152 | / | V a/V p | Volume ratio |
r | 0.986 | / | μL a L 4 S a/V p s 4 | Modelling ratio |
C | 4 × 10−9 | m2 | k int L 2/s 2 | Modelling ratio |
P mal | 9.36 × 10−12 | m2 | k mal L 2 d mal 2/s 4 | Modelling ratio |