Externet Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hi. The thermal emission from our bodies at about 37°C warms up the air next to the skin. What happens when the ambient temperature is like 40°C and beyond as in some regions ? Does the body 'mechanism' go into cooling or into stop heating ? Where is the excess heat 'dumped to' ? Would the air layer next to the skin be cooler than the ambient ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 people sweat. water evapourating in non-100% humidity conditions will be colder than the ambient air temperature to to the latent heat of phase change. sometimes much colder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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