Theory 10/Biot Number/Fever
Organ Heating Is a Biot Problem
The claim
How much an organ's temperature rises during fever is set by its Biot number, so a large well-perfused organ heats less than a small poorly perfused one.
01Mechanism
Biot compares internal conduction to surface heat exchange; low Biot means the organ is near the surrounding temperature, high Biot means it retains its own.
02Prediction
Temperature rise should track Biot.
03Refutation
Rise tracking metabolic rate alone would remove perfusion.