Table 1.
Representative thermophysical properties of soft biological tissue used in the current study [19]
Thermal property | Value | |
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Thermal conductivity, k, W m−1 K−1 | 0.5 | 273K < T |
15.98 – 0.56T | 251K< T< 273K | |
1005T−1.15 | T < 251K | |
Volumetric specific heat, C, kJ m−3 K−1 | 3,600 | 273K < T |
15,440 | 251K < T < 273K | |
3.98 T | T < 251K | |
Blood perfusion rate, wb, W m−3 | 40,000 | 273K < T |
0 | T < 273 K | |
Metabolic heat generation, qmet, W kg−1 | 0.67 | 273K< T |
0 | T < 273K |