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Table 6 Thermal and electrical boundaries conditions

From: Modeling esophageal protection from radiofrequency ablation via a cooling device: an analysis of the effects of ablation power and heart wall dimensions

Boundary

Description

Electrical boundary condition

Thermal boundary condition

1

External boundaries

Ground

Thermal Isolation

2

Catheter tip boundaries

Power = (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) W

N/A

3

Left atrium blood inlets

N/A

T = 37 °C

4

Cooling device water inlet

N/A

T = (5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 37) °C