TY - JOUR
TI - An analysis of heat conduction in polar bear hairs using one-dimensional fractional model
AU - Zhu Wei-Hong
AU - Zhang Shao-Tang
AU - Li Zheng-Biao
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2016
VL - 20
IS - 3
SP - 785
EP - 788
PT - Article
AB - Hairs of a polar bear are of superior properties such as the excellent  thermal protection. The polar bears can perennially live in an extremely cold  environment and can maintain body temperature at around 37 °C. Why do polar  bears can resist such cold environment? Its membrane-pore structure plays an  important role. In the previous work, we established a 1-D fractional heat  conduction equation to reveal the hidden mechanism for the hairs. In this  paper, we further discuss solutions and parameters of the equation  established and analyze heat conduction in polar bear hairs.