Cylindrical agar gel with fluid flow subjected to an alternating magnetic field during hyperthermia

Figures & data

Figure 1. (A) Experimental set-up and (B) its schematic with parametric dimensions.

Table 1. Parameter values.

Parameter	Value
D	60 (mm)
L	32 (mm)
d	5 (mm)
b	15 (mm)
a	3.75 (mm)
w	0.45 (mL/s)

D, L, d, b, a and w are outer cylinder diameter, cylinder length, diameter of fluid flow canal, point of temperature measurment respect to inner cylinder wall and volumetric flow rate, respectively.

Table 2. Experimental material properties.

Material	ρ (Kg/m^3)	k (W/mK)	c (J/kgċK)
Nanoparticles	4950	60	670
Gel	1000	0.566	3900
Gel-nanoparticles mixture	1015	0.566	3888

ρ, material density; k, heat conduction coefficient; c, specific heat capacity.

Figure 2. Geometric model of the gel and fluid.

Figure 3. An unstructured mesh of the whole domain.

Table 3. The estimated parameter values for each point.

	Estimated parameter values
Points	a	b	c	d	e
1	20.0221	0.4319	0.0057	0.6971	0.0009
2	20.0078	0.2289	0.0049	0.4344	0.0008
3	9.9886	0.1888	0.002	0.2178	0.0005

a, b, c, d and e are the constants of used function in the context.

Figure 4. The average of measured temperature at point 1 and the estimated curve for these points.

Figure 5. The average of measured temperature at point 2 and the estimated curve for these points.

Figure 6. The average of measured temperature at point 3 and its estimated curve for these points.

Figure 7. Specific absorption rate (SAR) value for each point and the related fitted curve.

Figure 8. Radial temperature distribution and temperature measured at points 1, 2, and 3 with curve fitted to these points.

Figure 9. Temperature contours (°C) at t = 3600 s.