BTEC Thermal Model

Abstract

AFRL/RHDO has developed a configurable, laser-tissue interaction model that includes components from various areas of Biophysics. The model predicts heat transfer in biological tissue, in either one-dimension or two-dimensional cylindrical coordinates, and is coupled to an Arrhenius damage model. A simulation can be configured as a single run, or a damage-threshold search. Multiple models for describing the laser-tissue interaction are available, including linear absorption (1D, 2D), Monte Carlo scattering (2D) and Beam Propagation Methods using Finite Difference approximations or Hankel Transform methods (2D).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA477371

Entities

People

  • Clifton D. Clark Iii
  • Gavin D. Buffington
  • Jacob Stolarski
  • Lance J. Irvin
  • Michael L. Edwards
  • P. D. Maseberg
  • Robert J. Thomas

Organizations

  • Fort Hays State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Diffraction
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Optics
  • Physical Properties
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Directed Energy