Numerical model of biological tissue heating using the models of bio–heat transfer with delays

Abstract

The numerical model of thermal processes in domain of biological tissue subjected to an external heat source is discussed. The model presented is based on the second order dual–phase–lag equation (DPLE) in which the relaxation time and thermalization time thermalization time (τq and τT) are tak n into account. In this paper the homogeneous, cylindrical skin tissue domain is considered. The most important aim of the research is to compare the results obtained using the classical model (the first-orderDPLE) with the numerical solution resulting from the higher order form of this equation. At the stage of numerical computations the Finite Difference Method (FDM) is applied. In the final part of the paper the examples of computations are shown.