In this example we simulate the measured aortic pressure (see example_h1) at the proximal end of the parent link of a three-link simple bifurcation network shown below. The presssure of the distal ends of both daughter links are held at constant level of 12.46 kPa (mean arterial pressure).

The governing equations that describe the physics of the system are identical to that discussed in the example_h2. The numerical method implemented to solve these model equations is Lax-Wendroff two-step fully explicit method. The geometry of the network is modelled using 1D cubic hermite finite elements. Further details of the numerical method can be obtained from Smith. N.P., Ph.D Thesis, UoA 1999.

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Simulation of Aortic Pressure