Table 1: Gas exchanges in the breathing system.
Parameter units Inspired air Expulsed air
O2 % vol 20.93 15.26
CO2 % vol 0.04 3.42
N2 % vol 78.53 75.13
H2O % vol 0.50 6.19
Breathing rate times/min 15.0 15.0
Temperature °C 21.0 36.0
Gas density at 1 atm kg/m3 1.193 1.125
Volume in each breathing m3 0.00060 0.00066
Mass flow kg/hr 0.644 0.667
O2 flow kg/hr 0.15 0.11
CO2 flow kg/hr 0.00039 0.03519
N2 flow kg/hr 0.49 0.49
H2O flow kg/hr 0.0020 0.0261