PDEModelica and Breathing in an Avalanche

This paper presents an updated version of Modelica language extension for partial differential equations (PDE) called PDEModelica and implementation of its support in OpenModelica. This support is limited to 1-dimensional problems and the first and second partial derivatives. PDEModelica is introduced by a string equation model and later by a real life model of respiration during a snow burial. This model describes CO​2​ advection and diffusion in snow described by advection-diffusion PDE. PDEModelica, PDE, avalanche survival

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