Numerical simulation of electromagnetic heating process of biological tissue via time-fractional Cattaneo transfer...

In order to simulate the heat transfer in the process of hyperthermia, one-dimensional time-fractional Cattaneo heat transfer equation (TFHE) is established. Based on TFHE, the heat transfer model is solved by using finite difference method, because a single layer of biological tissue in vitro is irradiated by electromagnetic energy. The effect of power parameters (energy flux density P₀, tissue attenuation coefficient h) and equation parameters (relaxation time τ_q and fractional order β) on the prediction of temperature simulated by TFHE were studied. Furthermore, comparative studies on TFHE, Pennes and CV are performed and evaluated. In the heating process, because of the existence of relaxation time τ_q, the temperature response of TFHE and CV are later than Pennes, leading to the lower temperature prediction of TFHE and CV than that of Pennes. The shorter the time is, the higher the energy is, and the more obvious the difference is.