Bag

circadapt.components.cavity.Bag(model[, objects])

Bag is designed to simulate the pericardium

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Bag is designed to simulate the pericardium

Parameters

k: double

Nonlinear exponent

p_ref: double

Reference pressure for which hold p(V_ref) = p_ref

V_ref: double

Reference volume for which hold p(V_ref) = p_ref

Signals

V: array

Volume enclosed by the Bag

p: array

Pressure inside the Bag

The Bag module is introduced to simulate the effects of the pericardium on the heart. It applies an external pressure on the enclosed cavities. This pressure is dependent on the total volume of all cavities in the Bag, and is given by

(1)\[p(V) = p_{ref} \cdot \left({\frac{V}{V_{ref}}}\right)^k\]

Sensitivity

(Source code, png, hires.png, pdf)

Black line shows a reference relationship between Cavity volume and transmural pressure. In each plot, red and blue lines represent increased and decreased parameter value, respectively.