Application of heat transfer to thermal therapy using electro-moxibustion cup

Cupping and moxibustion are traditional Chinese medicine therapies that are aided by heat. These techniques involve heating various parts of the body, and present the risk of burns if not executed carefully. Burn injuries in skin tissue result from an elevation of temperature over a threshold value...

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Published in:Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers 2015-02, Vol.38 (2), p.232-237
Main Author: Duh, Feng-Chyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
burn injuries
cupping
moxibustion
traditional Chinese medicine
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Summary:Cupping and moxibustion are traditional Chinese medicine therapies that are aided by heat. These techniques involve heating various parts of the body, and present the risk of burns if not executed carefully. Burn injuries in skin tissue result from an elevation of temperature over a threshold value for a certain period. In this study, we use the ANSYS software for studying the heat transfer in a newly designed electro-moxibustion cup. Results reveal that the cup has an aspect ratio of H/D = 2.3 and that the ratio of the control temperature to the ambient temperature is T o /T a  
ISSN:0253-3839
2158-7299
DOI:10.1080/02533839.2014.955968