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Thermal Role of a Blood Vessel Running through a Temperature Gradient
Author(s) -
HOKKANEN JYRKI E. I.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51672.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , biomedicine , original research , computer science , information retrieval , bioinformatics , biology
A mathematical model of a blood vessel running through a linearly varying temperature field suggests that if the Graetz number of the flow is between 1 and 10, small variations in the flow rate result in large differences in blood temperature drop. Single separate blood vessels of the right Graetz number may have substantial thermoregulatory capabilities.