The seventh edition of this classic text outlines the fundamental physical principles of thermal radiation, as well as analytical and numerical techniques for quantifying radiative transfer between surfaces and within participating media. The textbook includes newly expanded sections on surface properties, electromagnetic theory, scattering and absorption of particles, and near-field radiative transfer, and emphasizes the broader connections to thermodynamic principles. Sections on inverse analysis and Monte Carlo methods have been enhanced and updated to reflect current research developments, along with new material on manufacturing, renewable energy, climate change, building energy efficiency, and biomedical applications.
Features:
Offers full treatment of radiative transfer and radiation exchange in enclosures.
Covers properties of surfaces and gaseous media, and radiative transfer equation development and solutions.
Includes expanded coverage of inverse methods, electromagnetic theory, Monte Carlo methods, and scattering and absorption by particles.
Features expanded coverage of near-field radiative transfer theory and applications.
Discusses electromagnetic wave theory and how it is applied to thermal radiation transfer.
This textbook is ideal for Professors and students involved in first-year or advanced graduate courses/modules in Radiative Heat Transfer in engineering programs. In addition, professional engineers, scientists and researchers working in heat transfer, energy engineering, aerospace and nuclear technology will find this an invaluable professional resource.
Over 350 surface configuration factors are available online, many with online calculation capability. Online appendices provide information on related areas such as combustion, radiation in porous media, numerical methods, and biographies of important figures in the history of the field. A Solutions Manual is available for instructors adopting the text.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Radiative Transfer Chapter 2 : Radiative Properties at Interfaces Chapter 3 : Radiative Properties of Opaque Materials Chapter 4 : Configuration Factors for Diffuse Surfaces with Uniform Radiosity Chapter 5 : Radiation Exchange in Enclosures Composed of Black and/or Diffuse–Gray Surfaces Chapter 6 : Exchange of Thermal Radiation among Nondiffuse Nongray Surfaces Chapter 7 : Radiation Combined with Conduction and Convection at Boundaries Chapter 8 : Electromagnetic Wave Theory Chapter 9 : Properties of Participating Media Chapter 10 : Absorption and Scattering by Particles and Agglomerates Chapter 11 : Fundamental Radiative Transfer Relations and Approximate Solution Methods Chapter 12 : Participating Media in Simple Geometries Chapter 13 : Numerical Solution Methods for Radiative Transfer in Participating Media Chapter 14 : The Monte Carlo Method Conjugate Heat Transfer in Participating Media Chapter 15 : Near-Field Thermal Radiation Chapter 16 : Radiative Effects in Translucent Solids, Windows, and Coatings Chapter 17 : Inverse Problems in Radiative Transfer Chapter 18 : Applications of Radiation Energy Transfer
Appendix A : Conversion Factors, Radiation Constants, and Blackbody Functions
Appendix B : Radiative Properties
Appendix C : Catalog of Selected Configuration Factors
Appendix D : Exponential Integral Relations and Two-Dimensional Radiation Functions
Index
