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Table 1 Electrical and Thermal Properties

From: Finite Element Analysis of Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation Probes using Temperature-Dependent Electrical Conductivity

Ambient Temperature (Tamb)+

310.0 K (37°C)

Tissue Density (ρ)+

1060 kg/m3

Thermal Conductivity @ 37.0°C (k)+

0.5020 W/°C-m

Tissue Heat Capacity (C)+

3600 J/kg-°C

Tissue Electrical Conductivity @ 310.0 K (σ)x

0.148 S/m

Blood Density (ρb)*

1000 kg/m3

Blood Heat Capacity (Cb)*

4180 J/kg-°C

Perfusion Coefficient (ω)*

6.4 × 10-3 1/s

  1. Data source: + – F Duck [21]; x – Gabriel et. al. [11]; * – Tungjitkusolmun et. al. [22]