Microvascular Beds - Biofluidmechanics: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Macrocirculation and Microcirculation - page 207

6.19 Assume that the consumption of oxygen can more accurately be modeled with second-
order kinetics

2

, where the kinetic rate constant for oxygen consumption is
20 mol/s. Calculate the outflow concentration of oxygen if the inflow concentration of oxy-
gen is 200 mL, within a blood vessel that is 50

ð R O 2 5 k ð C O 2 Þ Þ

μ

m in length, and has a mean velocity of

35 mm/s.
6.20 Modeling. Compose a code that can accurately predict the flow through a capillary with
consideration on the accumulation of carbon dioxide and depletion of oxygen (using the
kinetics discussed) throughout the capillary.

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