Heat loss from a cow — that’s the deal in this week’s Improbable Research podcast.
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This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Daniel Rosenberg — tells about:
- Heat loss from a cow — Khan, Zahid A., Irfan Anjum Badruddin, G. A. Quadir, and K. N. Seetharamu (2006). ‘A Quick and Accurate Estimation of Heat Losses from a Cow.’ Biosystems Engineering 93 (3): 313–23.
- Cows and heat exchange — Gebremedhin, K. G., and B. X. Wu (2003). ‘Characterization of Flow Field in a Ventilated Space and Simulation of Heat Exchange between Cows and Their Environment.’ Journal of Thermal Biology 28 (4): 301–19.
- Improved way to estimate the surface area of an elephant — Sreekumar, K. P., and G. Nirmalan (1990). ‘Estimation of the Total Surface Area in Indian Elephants (Elephas maximus indicus).’ Veterinary Research Communications 14 (1): 5–17.
The mysterious John Schedler or the shadowy Bruce Petschek perhaps did the sound engineering this week.
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