Estimate the rate at which heat can be conducted from the interior of the body to the surface. Assume that the thickness of tissue is 4.0 cm, that the skin is at 34 ∘C and the interior at 37 ∘C, and that the surface area is 1.5 m2
Answer Q/t = ________W
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Note : I have taken thermal conductivity of human tissue value as k= 0.3 W/m °C from sources.
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