Question: Consider a leaf of surface area 1 0 c m 2 parallel to the ground. The leaf absorbs all incident radiation and its emissivity is

Consider a leaf of surface area 10cm2 parallel to the ground. The leaf absorbs all incident radiation and its emissivity is 1. The top surface of the leaf radiate to the clear night sky, and the effective radiation temperature of the sky is assumed to be 140 K . The bottom surface of the leaf radiates to the ground and the ground temperature is 7C. Both the top and bottom surfaces are also exchanging heat with air through convection. The air temperature is 5C. Consider the leaf is very thin so the entire leaf is at one temperature.
(i). Write an energy balance involving convective and radiative heat transfer
(ii). For a convective heat transfer coefficient of 25Wm2K prove that the leaf temperature is 272.8 K .
Consider a leaf of surface area 1 0 c m 2

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