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 -5.00°C, and that fur has the same thermal conductivity as air of 0.023- [39.7 W] (b) What food intake will the animal need in one day to replace this heat transfer? [820 kcal] J s-m-K

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Problem 8.09**. (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 -5.00°C, and that fur has the same thermal conductivity
as air of 0.023.mK [39.7 W] (b) What food intake will the animal need in one day to replace
this heat transfer? [820 kcal]
J
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 8.09**. (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 -5.00°C, and that fur has the same thermal conductivity as air of 0.023.mK [39.7 W] (b) What food intake will the animal need in one day to replace this heat transfer? [820 kcal] J
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