Research Article
A Biomechanical Model of the Inner Ear: Numerical Simulation of the Caloric Test
Table 1
The physical and structural properties of the endolymph and cupula.
| | Property | Value |
| | Cupula density (kg/m3) | 1000 | | Cupula conductivity (W/m °C) | 1.004 | | Cupula-specific heat (J/kg °C) | 4186 | | Cupula volume expansion (1/°C) | 0.00044 | | Cupula Young’s modulus (Pa) | 5 | | Cupula Poisson ratio | 0.49 | | Endolymph density (kg/m3) | 1000 | | Endolymph conductivity (W/m °C) | 1.004 | | Endolymph-specific heat (J/kg °C) | 4186 | | Endolymph dynamic viscosity (Pa·s) | 0.000852 | | Endolymph volume expansion (1/°C) | 0.00044 |
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