Mathematical modeling of freezing front propagation in biological tissue
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
A transient heat conduction problem involving contact freezing of biological tissue is investigated. The problem is modeled by a free boundary problem of the Stefan-type with phase-change and body heating terms. The effects of metabolic heat generation and blood perfusion in the tissue are taken into account in the model. The model is solved numerically by an implicit finite-difference scheme employing the enthalpy method. The numerical results predict the temperature profile in the tissue surrounding the cryogenic probe and the location of the freezing front boundary with respect to time. © 1990.
Identifier
0025566067 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Mathematical and Computer Modelling
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-7177(90)90082-X
ISSN
08957177
First Page
1
Last Page
9
Issue
10
Volume
13
Recommended Citation
Andrushkiw, R. I., "Mathematical modeling of freezing front propagation in biological tissue" (1990). Faculty Publications. 17764.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/17764