Blood Alcohol Content

Authors

Chris Ludwin, University of South Florida

Publication Year

2011

Abstract

Given a set of differential equations describing blood alcohol content as a function time, we integrated the equations to obtain a general solution. The general solution equation depends on three free parameters: the initial concentration of alcohol in the stomach after ingestion, the rate of alcohol absorption into the blood stream and the rate at which the alcohol is metabolized by the liver. We fitted our solution to experimental data to determine the unknown parameters for a particular subject.

Recommended Citation

Ludwin, Chris (2011) "Blood Alcohol Content," Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2326-3652.3.2.1
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol3/iss2/1

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