Find heat transfer coefficient between skin and ambient air


Under certain environmental conditions, the temperature of the human skin (10ºC) is lower than the core temperature of the body (18.3ºC). The transition between the two temperatures occurs across a subskin layer with an approximate thickness of 3 cm, which acts as an insulating coat. The thermal conductivity of the living tissue in this layer is approximately 0.54 W/mK. Estimate the heat flux that escapes through the skin surface. Treat the subskin tissue as a motionless conducting medium. The ambient air temperature under the same conditions is 11ºC. Calculate the heat transfer coefficient between skin and ambient air.

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