Question: Problem 1 . Temperature on skin surface with tumor A cancerous tumor grows rapidly and the increased metabolism generates a large amount of heat. In

Problem 1. Temperature on skin surface with tumor
A cancerous tumor grows rapidly and the increased metabolism generates a large amount of heat. In a highly simplified analysis, consider the skin as a 2 mm thick slab with one side (deep skin) having heat transfer by convection with blood at a temperature of 37C and heat transfer coefficient of h=10Wm2C. The surface of the skin is covered with an insulating material that has a temperature sensor.(See Figure below.) The skin is first allowed to reach steady state before reading its surface temperature. The average thermal conductivity of the 2-mm skin layer is 0.50WmC and the rate of volumetric heat generation in it due to the cancer is 500Wm3, which is uniform throughout the skin layer.
Draw the Schematic + Data for the problem.
Starting from the most general partial differential equation for heat transfer, simplify it based on the following assumptions:
A. Steady-state
B. Conduction heat transfer
C.1-D heat transfer (x-direction only)
D. Constant properties
E. Uniform volumetric heat generation within the system
Write the two boundary conditions applicable to the system.
Obtain the equation giving the temperature at any distance x from the skin surface. Also determine the expressions for the constants (use symbols only, don't plug in values.)
Calculate the values of the constants (don't forget their units)
What is the temperature at the surface of the skin?
Problem 1 . Temperature on skin surface with

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