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heat transfer from LEDs to skin surface

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i made a model in which i want to heat up skin surface from the IR radtions which are coming out from LEDs. in my model i have 6 LEDs. but i dont know how can i simulate these radiations, which are coming out from LEDs and penetarte into skin.

1 Reply Last Post Sep 16, 2014, 9:23 a.m. EDT

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Posted: 1 decade ago Sep 16, 2014, 9:23 a.m. EDT
Hi Asmat,

To do it correctly you would have to know more about how the light coming out of the LED's is distributed. But if the distance between the LED's and the skin is large compared to the LED's themselves you may approximate them as point sources.
Hi Asmat, To do it correctly you would have to know more about how the light coming out of the LED's is distributed. But if the distance between the LED's and the skin is large compared to the LED's themselves you may approximate them as point sources.

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