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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.
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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