Table 2 Comparison of optimal values of the hematocrit, optimized under constant driving pressure (left column) and constant cardiac power (right column).

From: Calculating the optimal hematocrit under the constraint of constant cardiac power

Viscosity formula

\({\varphi }_{max}^{\Delta p}\)

\({\varphi }_{max}^{P}\)

Mooney

0.234

0.344

Quemada

0.333

0.505

Krieger–Dougherty

0.286

0.491

Gillespie

0.302

0.474

Saitô

0.387

0.603

Arrhenius

0.400

0.800

Pries D = 10 μm

0.608

0.731

Pries D = 1000 μm

0.393

0.627

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