Graded meshes in bio-thermal problems with transmission-line modeling method
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Hugo F M Milan1, Carlos A T Carvalho1, Alex S C Maia2
1Electrical Engineering Department, Technology College, Federal University of Rondônia, BR 364, Km 9.5, Porto Velho 76801-059, Brazil.
Abstract:
In this study, the transmission-line modeling (TLM) applied to bio-thermal problems was improved by incorporating several novel computational techniques, which include application of graded meshes which resulted in 9 times faster in computational time and uses only a fraction (16%) of the computational resources used by regular meshes in analyzing heat flow through heterogeneous media. Graded meshes, unlike regular meshes, allow heat sources to be modeled in all segments of the mesh. A new boundary condition that considers thermal properties and thus resulting in a more realistic modeling of complex problems is introduced. Also, a new way of calculating an error parameter is introduced. The calculated temperatures between nodes were compared against the results obtained from the literature and agreed within less than 1% difference. It is reasonable, therefore, to conclude that the improved TLM model described herein has great potential in heat transfer of biological systems.
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