Table 1 Model parameters of the upper thoracic aorta (Readapted from [23])

Length, L

\(24.137\ \text {cm}\)

Radius at diastolic pressure, \(R_{0}\)

\(1.2\ \text {cm}\)

Initial flow velocity, u(s, 0)

\(0\ \text {m s}^{-1}\)

Initial pressure, P(s, 0)

\(0\ \text {Pa}\)

Wall thickness, \(h_{0}\)

\(1.2\ \text {mm}\)

Blood density, \(\rho \)

\(1060\ \text {Kg m}^{-3}\)

Friction parameter, \(K_r\)

\(276.46 \ \text {mPa s}\)

Wall viscosity, \(\nu \)

\(0 \ \text {mPa s}\)

Velocity profile, \(\alpha _{\text {vp}}\)

1

Young’s modulus, E

\(400.0\ \text {kPa}\)

Diastolic pressure, \(P_D\)

\(9.46\ \text {kPa}\)

External pressure, \(P_{\text {ext}}\)

\(0\ \text {Pa}\)

Windkessel resistance, \(R_{c}\)

\(1.1752 \cdot 10^7\ \text {Pa s m}^{-3}\)

Windkessel compliance, \(C_{c}\)

\(1.0163 \cdot 10^{-8}\ \text {m}^3\ \text {Pa}^{-1}\)

Windkessel resistance, \(R_{\text {per}}\)

\(1.1167 \cdot 10^8\ \text {Pa s m}^{-3}\)