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ISSN Online: 2377-424X

International Heat Transfer Conference 4
August 31 - September 5, 1970, Paris-Versailles, France

ANALYTICAL MODELING OF THE THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF LIVING HUMAN TISSUE

Get access (open in a dialog) DOI: 10.1615/IHTC4.1470
pages 1-10

Sinopsis

The thermal behavior of living biological tissues has been modeled. The model allows for inclusions of the effects of internal heat generation and blood flow. Steady state analytical solutions have been obtained for several boundary conditions and for various values of the parameters involved. These solutions show the significance of the blood flow on the temperature distribution. Particular applications were directed to the problem of cooling of the skin surface by direct contact, such as with cooling tubes used in extravehicular space suits. Temperature profiles obtained by these analytical methods compared favorably with the scant experimental data and previous numerical solutions obtained. The results in general provide insight into the influence of various parameters on the effectiveness of various cooling schemes.