@Article{cmes.2011.072.037, AUTHOR = {Jui-Hsun Ni, Cheng-Chi Chang, Yue-Tzu Yang, Cha’o-Kung Chen}, TITLE = {Surface Heating Problems of Thermal Propagation in Living Tissue Solved by Differential Transformation Method}, JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences}, VOLUME = {72}, YEAR = {2011}, NUMBER = {1}, PAGES = {37--52}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v72n1/25644}, ISSN = {1526-1506}, ABSTRACT = {The hybrid method, which combines differential transformation and finite difference approximation techniques, is utilized to solve hyperbolic-type heat conduction (bio-heat) problems in one dimension. To capture the thermal behavior in a living tissue subjected to constant or exponential surface heating with the thermal wave model of bio-heat transfer, the relaxation time and the heat wave, which propagates in a direction perpendicular to the skin surface, are considered. The results show that the hybrid method can be used to solve hyperbolic heat conduction problems accurately.}, DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2011.072.037} }