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RISTransient Behavior of a Rock-Bed Thermal Storage System Subjected to Variable Inlet Air Temperatures: Analysis and Experimentation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An analytical solution to the transient thermal behavior of a rock-bed thermal storage system subjected to varying air inlet temperature is presented. The solution is obtained in terms of ...
Numerical Solution of the Multidimensional Freezing Problem During Cryosurgery
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A multidimensional, finite difference numerical scheme for the freezing process of biological tissues during cryosurgery is presented, which is a modification of an earlier numerical solution for ...
Combined Solution of the Inverse Stefan Problem for Successive Freezing/Thawing in Nonideal Biological Tissues
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A new combined solution of the one-dimensional inverse Stefan problem in biological tissues is presented. The tissue is assumed to be a nonideal material in which phase transition occurs over ...
Controlled Destruction and Temperature Distributions in Biological Tissues Subjected to Monoactive Electrocoagulation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An analysis of the temperature fields developed in a biological tissue undergoing a monoactive electrical coagulating process is presented, including thermal recovery following prolonged heating. ...
On the Relationship Between Blood Perfusion, Metabolism and Temperature in Biological Tissue Heat Balance
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A general, one-dimensional steady-state analysis of the thermal behavior of biological tissues is presented. The three major geometries, i.e., rectangular, cylindrical and spherical, are considered ...
Analytical Prediction of the Heat Transfer From a Blood Vessel Near the Skin Surface Cooled by a Symmetrical Strip
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A steady-state analytical method has been developed to estimate the amount of heat extracted from a blood vessel running close to the skin surface which is cooled in a symmetrical fashion by ...
Analytical Solutions to the Problem of Transient Heat Transfer in Living Tissue
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An analytical model of transient heat transfer in living biological tissue is considered. The model includes storage, generation, conduction, and convective transport of heat in the tissue. ...
Controlled Freezing of Nonideal Solutions With Application to Cryosurgical Processes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Success of a cryosurgical procedure, i.e., maximal cell destruction, requires that the cooling rate be controlled during the freezing process. Standard cryosurgical devices are not usually designed ...
Estimation of Tissue Blood Perfusion Rate from Diffusible Indicator Measurements: A Sensitivity Analysis
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Recording the washout of indicator (for example, heat, radio-labeled dissolved gas, etc.) transiently introduced into tissue allows the estimation of tissue blood perfusion rate. Analysis of the ...
Investigation of Temperature Fields Around Embedded Cryoprobes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The temperature fields around cryoprobes were investigated analytically and experimentally. Two cryoprobes were employed: a spherically shaped general purpose probe utilizing liquid nitrogen and a ...