Temperature Response in Living Skin Tissue Subject to Convective Heat Flux

Abstract:

This paper examines the heat transfer in living skin tissue that is subjected to a convective heating. The tissue temperature evolution over time is classically described by the one-dimensional Pennes' bioheat transfer equation which is solved by applying Laplace transform method. The heat transfer analysis on skin tissue (dermis and epidermis) has only been studied defining the Biot number. The result shows that the temperature in skin tissue is less subject to the convected heating skin compared to constant skin temperature. The study also shows that the Biot number has a significant impact on the temperature distribution in the layer of living tissues. This study finds its application in thermal treatment.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 387)
• Pages: 1-9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.387.1
• Online since: September 2018
• Authors: Sanatan Das*, Tilak Kumer Pal, Rabindra Nath Jana, Oluwole Daniel Makinde
• Keywords: Bioheat Transfer, Convective Heat Flux, Living Tissue, Pennes Equation

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