Analytical model on temperature regulation of human body

Various models on human thermal system have been proposed. The characteristics of each model are summarized in this paper. It is shown that all the models essentially consist of heat balance equations for human body represented as several nodes and that the temperature regulation responses (blood fl...

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Published inJAPANESE JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 225 - 234
Main Author Takada, Satoru
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
English
Published Izumo City Japanese Society of Biometeorology 01.01.2003
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects
heat balance equation
model of human thermal system
node
numerical analysis
regulation
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Summary:Various models on human thermal system have been proposed. The characteristics of each model are summarized in this paper. It is shown that all the models essentially consist of heat balance equations for human body represented as several nodes and that the temperature regulation responses (blood flow, sweating, shivering) are described by the functions of deviation of skin and core temperatures from respective reference temperature. An example of comparison between the calculated results by a model of human thermal system and the experimental results are shown, and the problems in predicting the temperature regulation response by models are pointed out to describe the outlook for the future work and the application of the models.
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ISSN:0389-1313
1347-7617
DOI:10.11227/seikisho.40.225