Thermal Resistance of the Cheek in Cold Air

Abstract

Some experiments were carried out to characterize the thermal resistance of the tissues of the cheek area. Heat flow and skin temperature in cold air were measured with a heat-flux transducer. the face was cold when the cheek skin temperature was below 15 C and painful when the skin temperature fell below 10 C. Thermal resistance 2 increased as skin temperature fell, reaching a maximum of 0.07 M K/W at a skin temperature between 10 C and 15 C.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286257

Entities

People

  • R. J. Osczevski

Organizations

  • DRDC Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Temperature
  • Classification
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Low Temperature
  • National Security
  • Resistance
  • Security
  • Steady State
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Thermal Resistance
  • Tissues
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.