Blackbody radiation calculation problem

[LordCalculus]

Blackbody radiation problem!

Homework Statement

The average person has 1.4 m^2 of skin at a skin temperature of roughly 306 K. Consider the average person to be an ideal radiator standing in a room at a temperature of 293 K.

a.) Calculate the energy per second radiated by the average person in the form of blackbody radiation. Express you answer in watts. (How do I treat the temperature?)

Homework Equations

L=AσT^4

Where A = area; σ = Stefan-Boltzmann constant; T = temperature (in Kelvins).

The Attempt at a Solution

L=(1.4)*(5.670400*10^-8)*(?)^4

 

[zhermes]

The energy per second radiated will just be that equation with body temperature as T (~310 Kelvin); but note that this isn't the same as the total energy lost per second.

 

[gau_physics]

Energy radiated per unit time will be given by Stefan-Boltzmann law -

dQ/dt = eAσT^4 (σ - Stefan's constant)

but here 'T' is to be taken in Kelvin and not degree celsius.

and also this is not the energy lost since energy lost = (Energy radiated)-(Energy absorbed)

put T value in the equation. For heat radiated T=306 and for absorbed T=293