Table II.

Impact of changing parameters

Parameter changed Sharpness of velocity next to BP (KLP61F direction) Position of BP mole fraction Sharpness of velocity next to BP (Ncd direction) 
konncd ↑/↓ decrease/increase left/right increase/decrease 
konklp ↑/↓ increase/decrease right/left decrease/increase 
koffncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged right/left unchanged/unchanged 
koffklp ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged left/right unchanged/unchanged 
Fstallncd ↑/↓ decrease/increase left/right decrease/increase 
Fstallklp ↑/↓ unchanged/decrease unchanged/right unchanged/unchanged 
Fdetncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged left/right unchanged/decrease 
Fdetklp ↑/↓ increase/decrease right/left unchanged/decrease 
Vbackncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged unchanged/left unchanged/unchanged 
Vbackklp ↑/↓ unchanged/decrease unchanged/wider region increase/decrease 
Parameter changed Sharpness of velocity next to BP (KLP61F direction) Position of BP mole fraction Sharpness of velocity next to BP (Ncd direction) 
konncd ↑/↓ decrease/increase left/right increase/decrease 
konklp ↑/↓ increase/decrease right/left decrease/increase 
koffncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged right/left unchanged/unchanged 
koffklp ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged left/right unchanged/unchanged 
Fstallncd ↑/↓ decrease/increase left/right decrease/increase 
Fstallklp ↑/↓ unchanged/decrease unchanged/right unchanged/unchanged 
Fdetncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged left/right unchanged/decrease 
Fdetklp ↑/↓ increase/decrease right/left unchanged/decrease 
Vbackncd ↑/↓ unchanged/unchanged unchanged/left unchanged/unchanged 
Vbackklp ↑/↓ unchanged/decrease unchanged/wider region increase/decrease 

BP, balance point. The effects of parameter changes (with respect to those in Fig. 2 A) on the mole fraction–velocity plot are font coded as follows: parameters for which a small (<20%), an intermediate (20–100%), and a large (>100%) change results in significant alteration on the plot are marked in bold, regular, and italic fonts, respectively. Note that parameters were changed one at a time and not simultaneously.

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