TABLE VI.

Comparison of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.

Characteristic	Cardiovascular system	Lymphatic system
Capillary size	5–10 μm	100–300 μm
Fluid μ	Shear thinning fluid	Newtonian, 1 mPa s
Fluid ρ	1060 kg/m3	1000 kg/m3
Fluid Velocity	≤300 mm/s	0.35–1 mm/s
Re	1–4000	<1
τw	1.5–60 Pa	0.065 Pa
$\mathrm{\nabla }{\tau }_p$	0.004–0.023 Pa/μm	0.004–0.137 Pa/μm