Table 3 Energy flows in torso skin compartment after 45 minutes of RF exposure at 2450 MHz (350 W/m2). All energy flows expressed in watts. Positive numbers correspond to power deposited into skin compartment.
From: Modeling thermal responses in human subjects following extended exposure to radiofrequency energy
|  | 24°C | 28°C | 31°C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | RF Exposure | No RF | difference | RF Exposure | No RF | Difference | RF Exposure | No RF | difference |
RF power into torso skin compartment | 38.1 | Â | 38.1 | 38.1 | Â | 38.1 | 38.1 | Â | 38.1 |
Metabolic heating in skin | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Conducted into skin from fat | 20.7 | 37.6 | -16.9 | 9.1 | 25.7 | -16.6 | 9.8 | 15.9 | -6.2 |
Evaporative heat loss from skin | -3.7 | -3.8 | 0.0 | -4.2 | -3.8 | 0.0 | -22.5 | -7.6 | -14.9 |
Power loss by radiation and convective cooling | -55.5 | -36.1 | -19.4 | -43.3 | -24.9 | -18.4 | -30.6 | -18.4 | -12.2 |
Heat added to skin by blood flow | 1.7 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 9.6 | -4.7 |
Net power into skin compartment* | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |