The sun is approximately 93 million miles distant from Earth, and its diameter is 860,000 miles. On

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The sun is approximately 93 million miles distant from Earth, and its diameter is 860,000 miles. On a clear day solar irradiation at Earth’s surface has been measured at 360 Btu/h ft2 and an additional 90 Btu/h ft2 are absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere. With this information, estimate the sun’s effective surface temperature.

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Fundamentals Of Momentum Heat And Mass Transfer

ISBN: 9781118947463

6th Edition

Authors: James Welty, Gregory L. Rorrer, David G. Foster

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