ANALYSIS OF PERIPHERAL HEAT TRANSFER IN MAN
ANALYSIS OF PERIPHERAL HEAT TRANSFER IN MAN
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DOI:
10.1152/jappl.1971.30.5.779
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发表时间:
1971-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
SEILER, L
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作者:
KELLER, KH;SEILER, L
KELLER, KENNETH H., AND LOUIS SEILER, JR. An amzlysis of peripheral heat transfer in man. J. Appl. Physiol. 30 (5): 779-786. 197 1.-A one-dimensional steady-state continuum model for heat transfer through the tissue of peripheral regions is presented combining the effects of tissue conduction, convection by blood flow, vascular heat exchange, and tissue metabolism. The effective conductivity of the nonisothermal region is determined under various flow conditions. The results are presented graphically and compared with existing data. It is shown that the minimum effective conductivity is the thermal conductivity of the tissue and the maximum is the geometric mean of the conductivity and the capillary perfusion rate. A method for estimating the reduction in effective conductivity due to arterial precooling from anatomical considerations is discussed. vasomotor activity; skin conductance; countercurrent heat exchange; effective thermal conductivityIT HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED that one of the elements of control available to the body in the maintenance of a homoiothermic state is its ability to vary the resistance of its subcutaneous regions to the transfer of heat. The elements that contribute to this ability are several and involve the various modes by which heat can be transferred from the body to the environment through the skin. The most obvious mode of heat transfer is heat conduction through the proteinaceous and fatty layers of subcutaneous tissue. Since the thermal conductivity of these two types of tissue differ markedly (10, 13), the composition as well as the total thickness of the nonisothermal layer in the vicinity of the skin will affect the rate of heat transfer.