Prediction of Inhalation Time/Exhalation Time Ratio During Exercise

Using a criterion of minimization of total respiratory work during a complete respiratory cycle, an expression has been derived for prediction of the inhalation time/exhalation time ratio. Comparison of calculated results to experimental data is favorable. The expression also predicts a rectangular waveshape during exercise, and this result agrees well with experimental and theoretical findings previously published.

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