運用於傳統中醫療法之電灸罐的熱傳遞研究

Heat Transfer in an Electro-Moxibustion Cup for Traditional Chinese Medical Therapy

杜鳳棋(Feng-Chyi Duh) ； 李宗翰(Tsung-Han Li)

《科學與工程技術期刊》 5卷2期 (2009/06) Pp. 73-81

https://doi.org/10.7117/JSET.200906.0073

摘要

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) consists of a range of established therapeutic practices developed over several thousand years in China. Utilizing mainly heat, clinical treatments and therapies in TCM typically include acupuncture in conjunction with moxibustion and cupping. These techniques are characterized by their amazingly rapid achievement of the desired results by the application of heat. Because moxibustion often includes the burning of moxa or the mugwort herb, patients who have respiratoy problems should avoid inhaling the smoke. The cupping treatment is accomplished by applying heat to certain external areas of the body; however, this therapy carries the risk of burning the patient when not carefully executed. The aim of this research was to use ANSYS software to study heat transfer in a newly designed electro-moxibustion cup and investigate TCM therapies focusing on moxibustion, cupping and zhenjiuology. Among the results, the new cup was found to be subject to the aspect ratio H/D=2.3 and the temperature ratio To/T(subscript ∞) ＜ 10; moreover, the heat transfer mechanism was observed as varying along the axial direction. Normal heat conduction to the skin is relatively small; hence, the heat transfer mechanism is dominated by heat convection.

關鍵字

針灸 ； 灸療 ； 拔罐 ； 電灸罐 ； 熱傳遞

並列摘要

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) consists of a range of established therapeutic practices developed over several thousand years in China. Utilizing mainly heat, clinical treatments and therapies in TCM typically include acupuncture in conjunction with moxibustion and cupping. These techniques are characterized by their amazingly rapid achievement of the desired results by the application of heat. Because moxibustion often includes the burning of moxa or the mugwort herb, patients who have respiratoy problems should avoid inhaling the smoke. The cupping treatment is accomplished by applying heat to certain external areas of the body; however, this therapy carries the risk of burning the patient when not carefully executed. The aim of this research was to use ANSYS software to study heat transfer in a newly designed electro-moxibustion cup and investigate TCM therapies focusing on moxibustion, cupping and zhenjiuology. Among the results, the new cup was found to be subject to the aspect ratio H/D=2.3 and the temperature ratio To/T(subscript ∞) ＜ 10; moreover, the heat transfer mechanism was observed as varying along the axial direction. Normal heat conduction to the skin is relatively small; hence, the heat transfer mechanism is dominated by heat convection.

並列關鍵字

moxibustion ； cupping ； heat transfer ； electro-moxibustion cup