Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5593485 | Journal of Thermal Biology | 2016 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
The modelling and computation of the coupled thermal and mechanical response of human skin at finite deformations is considered. The model extends current thermal models to account for thermally- and mechanically-induced deformations. Details of the solution of the highly nonlinear system of governing equations using the finite element method are presented. A representative numerical example illustrates the importance of considering the coupled response for the problem of a rigid, hot indenter in contact with the skin.
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Authors
A. McBride, S. Bargmann, D. Pond, G. Limbert,