Radiation Heat Transfer
Radiation Heat Transfer
Radiation Heat Transfer
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Radiation Properties
When radiant energy strikes a material surface, part of the radiation is reflected, part is
absorbed, and part is transmitted.
If
ρ = the fraction reflected = Reflectivity
α = the fraction absorbed = absorptivity
τ = the fraction transmitted = transmissivity
This mean
ρ + α + τ =1
ρ + α =1
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The emissive power of a body E is defined as the energy emitted by the body per unit area and
per unit time.
Black body is a body which absorbs all the incident radiation falling upon it. Thus, Eb is the
emissive power of a black body.
E
Є =
Eb
For black body, Є =1
and Eb T 4
The constant proportion (σ) is called Stefan-Boltzmann constant = 5.669 × 10-8 W/m2.K4
Consider two black surfaces A1 and A2, as shown in Figure. The radiation shape factors are
defined as:
The calculations of shape factors for a few geometries are given in figures 8.12 to 8.16 (also
table 8.2).