NUMERICAL ESTIMATION OF THE FLUID DISTRIBUTION PATTERN IN HUMAN DERMAL REGIONS WITH HETEROGENEOUS METABOLIC FLUID GENERATION

Abstract

The composition of fluid distribution in human body is consisting of various intra-cellular and extra-cellular fluids. Dehydration and other changes in the system may lead to various disorders and diseases in the normal functioning. It is therefore imperative to study the fluid distribution and its balance in the human body systems. In this study, we estimate the pattern of fluid in human dermal regions with heterogeneous metabolic fluid generation. The model is based on radial diffusion equation with appropriate boundary and interface conditions. The variational finite element method has been used to solve the model. The results of fluid concentrations at the dermal and subdermal regions were calculated and interpreted graphically at various levels of humidities and perspirations.