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Research Paper |
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Variational Finite Element Approach to Study Radial Heat Distribution Problem in Human Limbs |
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India |
Authors |
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Sonia Shivhare |
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10.9790/5728-10334548  |
Abstract:This paper is based on bio heat transfer equation and demonstrates its application in solving one dimensional physiological heat distribution problems pertaining to limbs. The biological properties are assumed to vary along the radial direction. The dermal region is made up of three layers, namely epidermis dermis, and subcutaneous tissues. The model incorporates significant variations of physical and physiological parameters like blood mass flow rate, rate of metabolic heat generation, and thermal conductivity in each layer. Numerical results have been obtained for various cases of practical interest.
Keywords: Rate of metabolism 1, blood mass flow rate 2, thermal conductivity 3, heat generation 4, finite
element method 5.
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