College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 29

Assuming that the human body has a 1.0-cm-thick layer of skin tissue and a surface area of 1.5 m 2 , estimate the rate at which heat is conducted from inside the body to the surface if the skin temperature is 34 °C. (Assume a normal body temperature of.37 °C for the temperature of the interior.)