Numerical model of heat transfer between blood vessel and biological tissue

  • Ewa Majchrzak Silesian Technical University
  • Bohdan Mochnacki Technical University of Częstochowa

Abstract

The thermal processes proceeding within a perfused tissue in the presence of a vessel are considered. The Pennes bio-heat transfer equation determines the steady state temperature field in tissue sub-domain, while the ordinary differential equation resulting from the energy balance describes the change of blood temperature along the vessel. The coupling of above equations results from the boundary condition given on the blood vessel wall. The problem is solved using the combined numerical algorithm, in particular the boundary element method (for the tissue sub-domain) and the finite differences method (for blood vessel sub-domain).

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Published
May 22, 2023
How to Cite
MAJCHRZAK, Ewa; MOCHNACKI, Bohdan. Numerical model of heat transfer between blood vessel and biological tissue. Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 3-4, p. 439-447, may 2023. ISSN 2956-5839. Available at: <https://cames.ippt.gov.pl/index.php/cames/article/view/1304>. Date accessed: 13 nov. 2024.
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