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Table 1 Thermophysical parameters of blood, arterial wall, plaque tissue and macrophage layer

From: Calculation of arterial wall temperature in atherosclerotic arteries: effect of pulsatile flow, arterial geometry, and plaque structure

 

Blood

Arterial wall

Plaque

Macrophage layer

k i (W/m°C)

0.549

0.476

0.484

0.484

ρ i (kg/m3)

1050

1075

920

920

Cp i (J/kg°C)

4390

3490

4080

4080

μ i (Pa·s)

0.0033

   
  1. These parameters where taken from [43].
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