Stefan-Boltzmann Law, link: The emissivity of the human skin is 97.0 percent. Use 35.0 C for the

 

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The emissivity of the human skin is 97.0 percent. Use 35.0 °C for the skin temperature and approximate the human body by a rectangular block with a height of 1.78 m, a width of 38.5 cm and a length of 33.5 cm. Calculate the power emitted by the human body. Hints: Calculate the total surface area of the body. Convert the body temperature from Celsius to Kelvin. Then use the Stefan-Boltzmann law. What is the wavelength of the peak in the spectral distribution for this temperature? Fortunately our environment radiates too. The human body absorbs this radiation with an absorbance of 97.0 percent, so we don't lose our internal energy so quickly. How much power do we absorb when we are in a room where the temperature is 26.5 °C? How much energy does our body lose in one second? The emissivity of the human skin is 97.0 percent. Use 35.0 °C for the skin temperature and approximate the human body by a rectangular block with a height of 1.78 m, a width of 38.5 cm and a length of 33.5 cm. Calculate the power emitted by the human body. Hints: Calculate the total surface area of the body. Convert the body temperature from Celsius to Kelvin. Then use the Stefan-Boltzmann law. What is the wavelength of the peak in the spectral distribution for this temperature? Fortunately our environment radiates too. The human body absorbs this radiation with an absorbance of 97.0 percent, so we don't lose our internal energy so quickly. How much power do we absorb when we are in a room where the temperature is 26.5 °C? How much energy does our body lose in one second?

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