Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
List of Symbols
Bo
Bondnumber(gravitational)
Bo
e
Bondnumber(electric)
capacitance[Fm
-2
]
C
Ca
capillarynumber
diffusioncoeficient[m
2
s
-1
]
D
Da
Damkohlernumber
De
DeannumberandDeborahnumber
D
H
hydraulicdiameter[m]
Du
Duckhinnumber
evaporationrate[m
3
s
-1
]
E
BD
break-downelectricield[Vm
-1
]
Ec
E
elasto-capillarynumber
El
elasticitynumber
Ev
evaporationnumber
gravitationalacceleration[ms
-2
]
g
Gr
Grateznumber
K
Knumber
Kn
Knudsennumber
La
Laplacenumber
Ma
Marangoninumber
Mv
ViscoelasticMachnumber
Oh
Ohnesorgenumber
lowrate[m
3
s
-1
]
Q
Re
Reynoldsnumber
Sc
Schmidtnumber
Sh
Sherwoodnumber
U
electricpotential[V]
averagevelocity[ms
-1
]
V
w
width(microchannel)[m]
We
Webernumber
Wi
Weissenbergnumber
thermaldiffusivity[m
2
s
-1
]
α
electricpermittivity[Fm
-1
]
e
e
˙
elongationrate[s
-1
]
surfacetension[Nm
-1
]
γ
γ
˙
shearrate[s
-1
]
q
Youngcontactangle[radians]
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