Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Temperature Distribution during Mild Moxibustion

Table 7

The temperature range analysis at the reference point of (0 mm, 0 mm, 20 mm).

Experimental no.Maximum burning temperature of the moxa stick (A)Moxa stick sizes (B)Distance between stick and skin (C)Ambient temperature (D)(0,0,20 mm) temperature

160012251738.782
260015302540.533
360018353241.547
462512303240.150
562515351738.856
662518252543.713
765012352538.730
865015253244.727
965018301741.835
40.2939.2242.4139.82
40.9141.3740.8440.99
41.7642.3739.7142.14
13.4313.0714.1413.27
13.6413.7913.6113.66
13.9214.1213.2414.05
Optimal levelsA3B3C1D3
1.483.142.72.32