Simulation of a cold-stressed finger including the effects of wind, gloves, and cold-induced vasodilatation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-394

  Shitzer, A ^a   Bellomo, S ^a   Stroschein, L A ^b   Gonzalez, R R ^b   Pandolf, K B ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COLD EFFECTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WIND EFFECTS;

COLD INDUCED VASODILATATION; COLD STRESSED FINGER;

BIOMECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; ENERGY BALANCE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; GLOVE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MODEL; SIMULATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATATION; WIND;

ALGORITHMS; ARTERIES; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAPILLARIES; CLOTHING; COLD; FINGERS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; VASODILATION; VEINS; WIND;

EID: 0032103891     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2798006     Document Type: Article

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