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RadiationHeatTransfer
Heattransferduetoemissionofelectromagneticwavesisknownasthermalradiation
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Heattransferthroughradiationtakesplaceinformofelectromagneticwavesmainlyintheinfraredregion.Radiationemittedbyabodyisaconsequenceofthermal
agitationofitscomposingmolecules.Radiationheattransfercanbedescribedbyreferencetothe'blackbody'.

TheBlackBody

Theblackbodyisdefinedasabodythatabsorbsallradiationthatfallsonitssurface.Actualblackbodiesdon'texistinnaturethoughitscharacteristicsare
approximatedbyaholeinaboxfilledwithhighlyabsorptivematerial.TheemissionspectrumofsuchablackbodywasfirstfullydescribedbyMaxPlanck.

Ablackbodyisahypotheticalbodythatcompletelyabsorbsallwavelengthsofthermalradiationincidentonit.Suchbodiesdonotreflectlight,andthereforeappearblack
iftheirtemperaturesarelowenoughsoasnottobeselfluminous.Allblackbodiesheatedtoagiventemperatureemitthermalradiation.

TheradiationenergyperunittimefromablackbodyisproportionaltothefourthpoweroftheabsolutetemperatureandcanbeexpressedwithStefanBoltzmannLaw
as

q=T4A(1)

where

q=heattransferperunittime(W)

=5.6703108(W/m2K4)TheStefanBoltzmannConstant

T=absolutetemperatureinKelvin(K)

A=areaoftheemittingbody(m2)

TheStefanBoltzmannConstantinImperialUnits

=5.6703108(W/m2K4)

=1.714109(Btu/(hft 2 oR4))

=1.191011(Btu/(hin2oR4))
Heatradiationfromablackbodysurroundingsabsolutezero(pdf)

ExampleHeatRadiationfromthesurfaceoftheSun

Ifthesurfacetemperatureofthesunis5800Kandifweassumethatthesuncanberegardedasablackbodytheradiationenergyperunitareacanbeexpressedby
modifying(1)to

q/A=T4

=(5.6703108W/m2K4)(5800K)4

=6.42107(W/m2)

GrayBodiesandEmissivityCoefficients
Forobjectsotherthanidealblackbodies('graybodies')theStefanBoltzmannLawcanbeexpressedas

q=T4A(2)

where

=emissivitycoefficientoftheobject(one1forablackbody)

Forthegraybodytheincidentradiation(alsocalledirradiation)ispartlyreflected,absorbedortransmitted.

Theemissivitycoefficientisintherange0<<1,dependingonthetypeofmaterialandthetemperatureofthesurface.

oxidizedIronat390 oF(199 oC)>=0.64


polishedCopperat100 oF(38 oC)>=0.03
emissivitycoefficientsforsomecommonmaterials

NetRadiationLossRate
Ifanhotobjectisradiatingenergytoitscoolersurroundingsthenetradiationheatlossratecanbeexpressedas

q=(Th4Tc4)Ac(3)

where

Th=hotbodyabsolutetemperature(K)

Tc=coldsurroundingsabsolutetemperature(K)

Ac=areaoftheobject(m2)

Radiationconstantsforsomecommonbuildingmaterials

Heatlossfromaheatedsurfacetounheatedsurroundingswithmeanradianttemperaturesareindicatedinthechartbelow.
Lambert'scosinelaw
HeatemissionfromasurfaceinananglecanbeexpressedwithLambert'scosinelawas

q =qcos(4)

where

q =heatemissioninangle

q=heatemissionfromthesurface

=angle

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