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Sep 7 at 6:44 comment added Dan Mazzini Great answer, but the interaction with the surrounding air is convection, not mere conduction - even in the absence of wind, the warmed up air near the object will rise up and be replaced by warmer air.
Jul 14, 2023 at 23:39 comment added ngc1300 The units in the third equation do not match. Thermal condutivity has units of W/m*k so the first term units are W/m. But the second term has units of W.
Sep 8, 2022 at 2:47 comment added Howard Lovatt You are saying E_in and E_out and that the energy must balance. You mean P_in and P_out and that the power must balance, because the units of your E_ equations are W and therefore should be P_.
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