Electromagnetic Exposure from RF Antennas on Subway Station Attendant: A Thermal Analysis
This paper reports a multiphysics electromagnetic–thermal simulation of radiofrequency (RF) antenna exposure for a subway station attendant, estimating specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature rise in the trunk and selected organs at 900, 2600, and 3500 MHz. Using a COMSOL-based model with a detailed human anatomy representation, the authors found simulated SAR and temperature increases that they state are well below ICNIRP occupational exposure limits. The study concludes that RF emissions from antennas in the modeled subway environment pose low health risk for female attendants with similar characteristics to the model used, while noting the work is based on simulations rather than measurements.
Key points
- Develops an electromagnetic–thermal coupling simulation model for a subway platform scenario including RF antennas, station structures, and a human model with organs (brain, heart, liver).
- Simulates exposure at 900 MHz, 2600 MHz, and 3500 MHz and computes SAR and temperature rise distributions under different ambient starting temperatures.
- Reports a maximum trunk SAR of 5.55 × 10-4 W/kg at 3500 MHz in the modeled scenarios.
- Reports tissue temperatures reaching steady state after ~30 minutes of exposure, with a maximum modeled temperature rise of 0.2123 °C in the brain at 18 °C ambient and 900 MHz.
- States that across all simulated scenarios, SAR and temperature rises are significantly below ICNIRP occupational limits, and frames the resulting health risk as low for the modeled attendant.
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