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Prediction of dynamic temperature distributions in the human body
Author(s) -
Huckaba Charles E.,
Tam HakShing,
Darling Robert C.,
Downey John A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690210525
Subject(s) - computation , thermodynamics , skin temperature , mechanics , mathematics , materials science , statistical physics , chemistry , physics , engineering , algorithm , biomedical engineering
A detailed procedure is presented for the calculation of unsteady state temperature distributions throughout the human body. The adequacy of the proposed computation procedure is demonstrated by comparison of calculated and experimental results for studies conducted on subjects exposed to decreasing ambient temperatures. Core temperatures were predicted within ±0.2°C, and average deviations for individual skin temperatures generally were within ±0.5°C.