(a) At what rate is his excess thermal energy dissipated by radiation? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)  W (b) If he eliminates 0.44 kg of perspiration during that hour, at what rate is thermal energy dissipated by evaporation of sweat? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)  W (c) At what rate is energy eliminated by evaporation from the lungs? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)  W

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Overall, 80% of the energy used by the body must be eliminated as excess thermal energy and needs to be dissipated. The mechanisms of elimination are radiation, evaporation of sweat (2,430 kJ/kg), evaporation from the lungs (38 kJ/h), conduction, and convection.

A person working out in a gym has a metabolic rate of 2,500 kJ/h. His body temperature is 37°C, and the outside temperature 26°C. Assume the skin has an area of 2.0 m2 and emissivity of 0.97. (σ = 5.6696  10-8 W/m2 · K4)

(a) At what rate is his excess thermal energy dissipated by radiation? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)
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(b) If he eliminates 0.44 kg of perspiration during that hour, at what rate is thermal energy dissipated by evaporation of sweat? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)
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(c) At what rate is energy eliminated by evaporation from the lungs? (Enter your answer to at least one decimal place.)
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(d) At what rate must the remaining excess energy be eliminated through conduction and convection?
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