CH2O	water content
C	heat capacity (J kg−1 K−1)
E	electric field (V m−1)
hc	interfacial heat transfer coefficient (W m−2 K−1)
k	thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)
K	permeability (m−2)
p	pressure (Pa)
$\dot{Q}$	heat rate (W)
${\dot{Q}}_{RF}$	radiofrequency heat generation (W m−3)
Sv	specific surface area (m−1)
t	time (s)
T	temperature (K)
u	velocity vector (m s−1)
V	voltage (V)
x, y, z	cartesian coordinates (m)
Greek letters
ε	porosity
λ	water latent heat of vaporization (J kg−1)
μ	viscosity (Pa s)
ρ	density (kg m−3)
σ	electric conductivity (S m−1)
ω	angular frequency (rad s−1)
Subscripts
0	reference
abl	ablation
b	blood
c	catheter
g	gas
eff	effective
ev	evaporation
in	inlet
l	liquid
t	tissue