Mechanical properties and impedance model for the branching network of the sapping system in the leaf of 

Clara Ionescu (1) , J. Tenreiro Machado (2)

1 Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation
2 Department of Electrical Engineering

An electrical analogue model has been developed based on main leaf hydraulics characteristics and intrinsic geometry. The simulations show good qualitative agreements with specialized literature reports. The constant-phase behavior and the variation with ambient temperature of the frequency response of the leaf impedance are assessed by means of simulation studies.

Mots clés: Fractal; Impedance; Constant-phase behavior; Power-law; Leaf; Frequency domain; Hydraulics; Mechanics

Clara Ionescu, J. Tenreiro Machado. Mechanical properties and impedance model for the branching network of the sapping system in the leaf of . Nonlinear Dynamics, 2009, 60 (1-2), pp.207-216. ⟨10.1007/s11071-009-9590-0⟩. ⟨hal-00568397⟩