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Table 3 Calculated inlet pressure, outlet pressure and mass flow rate

From: Computational fluid dynamics simulation of airflow in the trachea and main bronchi for the subjects with left pulmonary artery sling

Subject

Inlet pressure (Pa)

Outlet cross-sectional area (mm 2)

Outlet minimum cross-sectional area (mm 2)

Outlet mass flow rate × 10 6(kg/s)*

Outlet flow velocity (m/s)

  

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

A(H)

0.68

24.26

27.70

24.26

27.70

−71.54

−81.59

2.52

2.65

B

475.98

4.30

7.19

4.30

4.26

−44.31

−73.62

8.81

8.61

C

282.81

5.17

5.50

2.72

5.43

−51.04

−102.02

8.43

15.32

D

78.90

15.73

26.49

15.73

18.09

−118.51

−19.32

6.39

1.46

E

914.50

13.63

15.74

13.63

15.74

−216.03

66.32

14.14

3.44

  1. *For mass flow rate, minus means flow-out and positive is flow-in.