Table 2 Examples of the time constant τ c for contraction and τ c for relaxation for few values of the ventilatory frequency f v and of the occlusion pressure P 0 . 1
From: Realistic human muscle pressure for driving a mechanical lung
f v =10 cpm | f v =20 cpm | f v =30 cpm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P0.1 (cmH2O) | τ c | τ r | τ c | τ r | τ c | τ r |
0.5 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
5 | 0.33 | 0.80 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.31 |
10 | 0.20 | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.29 |