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Table 2 Definition of model parameters used in the transport lattice simulations. The parameter values were obtained from the sources cited in the rightmost column.

From: Transport lattice models of heat transport in skin with spatially heterogeneous, temperature-dependent perfusion

Air

R ca

conduction model

= (k a ℓ)-1

C a

storage model

= ρ c a 3

Epidermis

R ce

conduction model

= (k e ℓ)-1

C e

storage model

= ρ c e 3

I e

distributed local power

= P(z, t)ℓ3

Dermis

R cd

conduction model

= (k d ℓ)-1

C d

storage model

= ρ c d 3

R pd

conduction model

= ℓ3 ω m c b ρ b

I d

distributed local power

= P(z, t)ℓ3

Subcutaneous Tissue

R cs

conduction model

= (k s ℓ)-1

C s

storage model

= ρ c s 3

R ps

conduction model

= ℓ3 ω m c b ρ b

I s

distributed local power

= P(z, t)ℓ3