This flow rate can affect how much heat leaves the body, especially in cold conditions. This is shown in this model, where modeling constant temperatures of the body core (37°C) and skin (28°C), with a skin blood flow of 170 g/min and blood specific heat of 0.92 kcal/(kg.K), gives heat losses of about 1.4 kcal/min.
2014-2018
Marek Matejak, marek@matfyz.cz