International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

A mathematical modelling to study radial temperature distribution in human limbs

  • Author:
  • Sonia Shivhare, Yogesh Shukla
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 51 to 58

Department of Mathematics, Amity University, Madhya Pradesh, India

Online published on 10 February, 2015.

Abstract

An attempt has been made to study the application of bio heat transfer equation in solving cross sectional temperature distribution in the tissues of a human limb employing. The outermost surface of the limb is exposed to the atmosphere. The biological properties of cross section of a human limb are assumed to vary along the radial direction. 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.

Keywords

Rate of metabolism 1, blood mass flow rate 2, thermal conductivity 3, heat generation 4, finite element method 5