modelWindkessel_4element
Four-element windkessel model
Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).
Information
Four-element windkessel model, updated three-element windkessel model with an inertia element.
- Stergiopulos N, Westerhof BE, Westerhof N (1999) Total arterial inertance as the fourth element of the windkessel model. Am J Physiol 276:H81–H88
- Westerhof, N., Lankhaar, J.-W., & Westerhof, B. E. (2009). The arterial Windkessel. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 47(2), 131–41. doi:10.1007/s11517-008-0359-2
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Sources.UnlimitedPump | heart | ||
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Components.ElasticVessel | arteries | ||
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Components.Conductor | resistance | ||
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Sources.UnlimitedVolume | veins | ||
| Utilities.Pulses | pulses | ||
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Components.Conductor | impedance | ||
| Bodylight.Hydraulic.Components.Inertia | inertia |
Revisions
- Sep 2014 by Tomas Kulhanek:
Created.