Table 1

Baseline condition, valve performance and gravity application time results

Parameters
No valve
Perfect valve
"Real" valve
Leaky valve
Gravity test

Diameter (cm)
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Length (m)
1
1
1
1
1
Young's modulus (kPa)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Poisson's ratio
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Blood viscosity (mPas)
4
4
4
4
4
Blood density (Kgm-3)
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
Gravity application time (s)
Near instantaneous
Near instantaneous
Near instantaneous
Near instantaneous
0.1
Valve distribution
No valve
One
One
One
One
Valve location from inlet (m)
No valve
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Valve performance
No valve
Perfect
"Real"
Leaky
Perfect
First peak (mmHg)
136.9 (18.2 kPa)
60.2 (8.01 kPa)
60.3 (8.02 kPa)
65.4 (8.69 kPa)
50.3 (6.69 kPa)
Second peak (mmHg)
127.1 (16.9 kPa)
81.9 (10.9 kPa)
81.9 (10.9 kPa)
115.8 (15.4 kPa)
72.6 (9.66 kPa)
Maximum pressure (mmHg)
136.9 (18.2 kPa)
93.3 (12.4 kPa)
93.9 (12.4 kPa)
115.8 (15.4 kPa)
99.3 (13.2 kPa)
Dynamic pressure ratio
1.83
1.25
1.25
1.51
1.33
Valve closed time (s)
No valve
0.17
0.17
0.11
0.16
Maximum collapse (%)
0.02
20.2
20.4
3.57
8.17
Maximum expansion (%)
15.1
9.89
9.89
12.5
10.6

Zervides et al. BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2008 7:8   doi:10.1186/1475-925X-7-8