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Table 2 Reynolds number, flow rate and in vivo WSS by physiological condition.

From: The relationship between wall shear stress distributions and intimal thickening in the human abdominal aorta

Physiological condition

Reynolds number

Scale model volumetric flow rate

Hagen-Poiseuille in vivo WSS at the IMA†

Rest

227

2.68 mL/s

0.879 dyn/cm2

Mild Exercise

757

8.93 mL/s

2.932 dyn/cm2

  1. † – Values for Hydraulic Diameter of 18.7 mm.