Calorimetric sensor to measure local calorific dissipations in the human body |
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| Ch. Jesus, Fabiola Socorro, Manuel Rodriguez de Rivera, Hector Jesus Rodriguez de Rivera, Roberto Sarmiento |
- Abstract:
- A calorimetric sensor for medical application has been developed in order to measure surface and localized calorific dissipations in the human body. The instrument tries to evaluate the calorific power that is transmitted by conduction, through a thermopile, between the human body and a thermostat at a constant temperature. The detection area of the prototype is 36 cm2 and the sensor resolution is 50 mW. From the equations of heat transport by conduction, we propose a model based on the sensor decomposition in different domains connected to each other. The model is validated experimentally. The sensor operation domain is indicated and some practical applications to the human body are shown.
- Keywords:
- Calorimetric sensor, Direct calorimetry, Isothermal calorimeters, Medical calorimetry, Non-differential calorimeters
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-2014-258.pdf
- DOI:
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 Symposium 2014
- Title:
20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"- Place:
- Benevento, ITALY
- Time:
- 15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014