Two dimensional finite element method for metabolic effect in thermoregulation on human males and females skin layers

• Published in: Journal of coastal life medicine Vol. 3; no. 8; pp. 623 - 629
• Main Authors: Acharya, Saraswati, Gurung, Dil Bahadur, axena, Vinod Prasad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.08.2015
• ISSN: 2309-5288; 2309-6152
• DOI: 10.12980/JCLM.3.2015J5-38

The objective of this paper is to deal the implication of metabolic reaction relying on dermal thicknesses of males and females for temperature distribution on the layers of dermal part at various atmospheric temperatures. The mathematical model involving bioheat equation has been solved using finite element method and Crank-Nicolson technique to numerically investigate two dimensional temperature distributions. Initially, human dermal region under consideration is divided into six parts: stratum corneum, stratum germinativum, papillary region, reticular region, fatty layer and muscle part of subcutaneous tissue. Pennes bioheat equation is used considering the suitable physical and physiological parameters that affect the heat regulation in the layers. Computer simulation has been used for numerical results and graph of the temperatures profiles. Males and females would differ in their physiological responses in temperature distribution due to differences in metabolic heat production between genders. So it is still necessary for micro level study for temperature distribution model on the dermal layers of males and females.