Relationship between local temperature and heat transfer through the hand and wrist |
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Authors: | Z J Sienkiewicz J B O'Hagan C R Muirhead A J Pearson |
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Institution: | National Radiological Protection Board, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | The heat uptake that resulted from immersing the hand and wrist into a water-filled calorimeter maintained at temperatures between 37-40 degrees C was measured under standard conditions in a group of eight subjects of either sex. The rate of heat transfer (W) increased exponentially with temperature and was a function of hand or body size and age, but not sex. The heat transfer rate normalized to hand mass (W.kg-1) was determined by temperature and age: best-fit mean values (and 95% confidence limits of the population) were 6.0 W.kg-1 (3.2-11.2 W.kg-1) at an immersion temperature of 37 degrees C and 25.4 W.kg-1 (13.7-47.0 W.kg-1) at 40 degrees C. The application of these results to limits on specific energy absorption rate induced in the hands and wrists by radiofrequency dielectric heat sealer welders is discussed. |
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Keywords: | human calorimetry dielectric heaters |
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