Numerical analysis of specific absorption rate and heat transfer in the human body exposed to leakage electromagnetic field at 915 MHz and 2450 MHz

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Wessapan, Teerapot ^a   Srisawatdhisukul, Siramate ^a   Rattanadecho, Phadungsak ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

human body; microwave; specific absorption rate; temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED POWER DISTRIBUTION; BIO-HEAT TRANSFER; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GAIN INSIGHT; HUMAN BODIES; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN TRUNK; LEAKAGE POWER; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OPERATING FREQUENCY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 79551667780     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003115     Document Type: Article

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