Assume that you can treat the rate at which a human body loses energy as a blackbody problem. The approximate surface area of a human body is 1.4 m² and body temperature is 33°C. Calculate this heat loss in a warm room (25°C) and calculate again for outside (10°C). Answer: 70.1 W, 187.1 W

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Assume that you can treat the rate at which a human body loses energy as a blackbody
problem. The approximate surface area of a human body is 1.4 m² and body temperature is
33°C. Calculate this heat loss in a warm room (25°C) and calculate again for outside (10°C).
Answer: 70.1 W, 187.1 W
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that you can treat the rate at which a human body loses energy as a blackbody problem. The approximate surface area of a human body is 1.4 m² and body temperature is 33°C. Calculate this heat loss in a warm room (25°C) and calculate again for outside (10°C). Answer: 70.1 W, 187.1 W
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