When excessive heat is produced within the body, it must be transferred to the skin and dispersed if the temperature at the body interior is to be maintained at the normal value of 37.0 °C. One possible mechanism is conduction through body fat. Suppose that heat travels through 0.03 m of fat in reaching the skin, which has a total surface area of 1.6 m2 and a temperature of 34.5 ° C. How much heat is transferred to the skin in 10 minutes, assuming the conductivity of body fat to be k = 0.20 J/(s*m*° C)? %3D

When excessive heat is produced within the body, it must be transferred to the skin and dispersed if the temperature at the body interior is to be maintained at the normal value of 37.0 °C. One possible mechanism is conduction through body fat. Suppose that heat travels through 0.03 m of fat in reaching the skin, which has a total surface area of 1.6 m2 and a temperature of 34.5 ° C. How much heat is transferred to the skin in 10 minutes, assuming the conductivity of body fat to be k = 0.20 J/(sm° C)? %3D

University Physics Volume 2

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168161

Author:OpenStax

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Chapter1: Temperature And Heat

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 119AP: For the human body, what is the rate of heat transfer by conduction through the body's tissue with...

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