Question: In the example in class we calculated the heat loss rate from a human body in air and water environments ( Example 1 . 6

In the example in class we calculated the heat loss rate from a human body in air and water
environments (Example 1.6 or 1.7 depending on edition). Now we consider the same conditions
except that the surroundings (air or water) are at 10C. To reduce the heat loss rate, the person
wears special sporting gear (snow suit and wet suit) made from a nanostructured silica aerogel
insulation with an extremely low thermal conductivity of 0.014WmK. The emissivity of the
outer surface of the snow and wet suits is 0.95. Person surface area is 1.8m2. What thickness
of aerogel insulation is needed to reduce the heat loss rate to 100 W (a typical metabolic heat
generation rate) in air and water? What is the resulting outer insulation temperature (Ts,o) and
the skin temperature (Ts)?
In the example in class we calculated the heat

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