PREDICTION OF FORCED VENTILATION IN ANIMAL FUR FROM A MEASURED PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION

Authors
BUDARAJU S STEWART WE PORTER WP
Citation
S. Budaraju et al., PREDICTION OF FORCED VENTILATION IN ANIMAL FUR FROM A MEASURED PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION, Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences, 256(1345), 1994, pp. 41-46
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings - Royal Society. Biological Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09628452
Volume
256
Issue
1345
Year of publication
1994
Pages
41 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0962-8452(1994)256:1345<41:POFVIA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A model and computation scheme are given for predicting forced ventila tion in the fur on an animal limb or torso, modelled here as a fur-cov ered cylinder with the hairs erect. The intra-fur flow is described by an anisotropic Darcy model, and pressure distribution measured previo usly for flow past a solid cylinder at Reynolds number 1.29 x 10(5) is used for the outer flow. Calculations from the model are presented fo r five mammalian species.