Table 2.
Parameters used to simulate respiration, from Magnanelli et al. (2017)
| Value | Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| φamb | 90 | % |
| pamb | 1.0 | Bar |
| cp,b | 4.5 | kJ kg–1 K–1 |
| ρb | 1.0 | kg dm–3 |
| kb | 0.5 | J m–1 s–1 K–1 |
| cp,m | 4.2 | kJ kg–1 K–1 |
| ρm | 1.0 | kg dm–3 |
| km | 0.6 | J m–1 s–1 K–1 |
| dm | 0.7 | Mm |
| Fb | 0.22 | g min–1 kg–1animal |
φamb ambient air relative humidity, pamb ambient pressure, cp,b blood heat capacity, ρb blood density, kb blood thermal conductivity, cp,m mucus heat capacity, ρm mucus density, km mucus thermal conductivity, dm mucus thickness, Fb blood mass flow to the nose