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Table 1 Material properties used in the simulations

From: In silico evaluation of geometry variations with respect to the thermal spread during coagulation of egg white using bipolar vessel sealing instruments

Property

Egg white

Electrode

Isolator

Density \(\rho \; ({\rm kg}/{{\rm m}^3})\)

1030

8000

1030

Specific heat capacity \(c \; ({\rm kJ}/{{\rm kg}\,{\rm K}})\)

3.550

500

2200

Thermal conductivity \(k \; ({\rm W}/{{\rm m}\,{\rm K}})\)

0.55

15

0.25

Electrical conductivity \(\sigma \; ({\rm S}{\rm m})\)

0.74–1.9

1.33 × 106

1.0 × 10−12

  1. Please refer to the Appendix for a detailed derivation of the temperature dependent electrical conductivity of egg white