Re V r
Reynold's number flow rate airway radius breathing gas density breathing gas viscosity
Where: Re=
For turbulent flows the equation below shows the relation between driving pressure difference and flow rate. Please note that for laminar flows AP is dependent on flow rate V to the power of 1, whereas for turbulent flows AP is dependent on flow rate V to the power of 2. In addition turbulent flows are dependent on gas density.
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