A transient three-dimensional heat transfer model of the human body

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 718-724

  Ferreira, M S ^a   Yanagihara, J I ^b  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DA FEI   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bio heat transfer; Human body thermal model; Human thermal system; Thermal comfort; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BIO-HEAT TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; ELLIPTICAL CYLINDER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN BODY THERMAL MODEL; HUMAN THERMAL SYSTEM; IMPROVED MODELS; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; REAL PROBLEMS; THERMAL SYSTEMS; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSIENT SIMULATION;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 67649128443     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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