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Table 2 Calculated inlet velocities and Re based on the patients’ weight, tidal volume and inhalation time from the reference [25]

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

Subject

Tidal volume (mL)

Inhalation time (s)

Inhalation rate (mL/s)

Inlet area (mm 2)

Average velocity (m/s)

Re

A(H)

50

0.4

125.0

29.18

4.28

1788

B

38.5

0.4

96.25

23.26

4.14

1542

C

50

0.4

125.0

26.21

4.77

1886

D

45

0.4

112.5

26.58

4.23

1686

E

50

0.4

125.0

6.00

20.83

3942