University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 1, Problem 95P
(a) What is the rate of heat
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(a) What is the rate of heat conduction through the 3.00-cm-thick fur of a large animal having a 1.40-m2 surface area? Assume that the animal’s skin temperature is 32.0ºC , that the air temperature is −5.00ºC , and that furhas the same thermal conductivity as air. (b) What food intake will the animal need in one day to replace this heat transfer?
(a) What is the rate of heat conduction through the 3.00-cm-thick fur of a large animal having a 1.40-m2 surface area? Assume that the animal’s skin temperature is 32.0 °C , that the air temperature is −5.00 °C , and thatfur has the same thermal conductivity as air. (b) What food intake will the animal need in one day to replace this heat transfer?
For the human body, what is the rate of heat transfer by conduction through the body’s tissue with the following conditions: the tissue thickness is 3.00 cm, the change in temperature is 2.00ºC, and the skin area is 1.50m2. How does this compare with the average heat transfer rate to the body resulting from an energy intake of about 2400 kcal per day? (No exercise is included.)
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