151-0185-00L  Radiation Heat Transfer

SemesterAutumn Semester 2020
LecturersA. Steinfeld, P. Pozivil
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
151-0185-00 VRadiation Heat Transfer
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2 hrs
Thu10:00-12:00ON LI NE »
A. Steinfeld, P. Pozivil
151-0185-00 URadiation Heat Transfer
The lecturers will communicate the exact lesson times of ONLINE courses.
1 hrs
Thu12:00-13:00ON LI NE »
A. Steinfeld, P. Pozivil

Catalogue data

AbstractAdvanced course in radiation heat transfer
ObjectiveFundamentals of radiative heat transfer and its applications. Examples are combustion and solar thermal/thermochemical processes, and other applications in the field of energy conversion and material processing.
Content1. Introduction to thermal radiation. Definitions. Spectral and directional properties. Electromagnetic spectrum. Blackbody and gray surfaces. Absorptivity, emissivity, reflectivity. Planck's Law, Wien's Displacement Law, Kirchhoff's Law.

2. Surface radiation exchange. Diffuse and specular surfaces. Gray and selective surfaces. Configuration factors. Radiation exchange. Enclosure theory, radiosity method. Monte Carlo.

3.Absorbing, emitting and scattering media. Extinction, absorption, and scattering coefficients. Scattering phase function. Optical thickness. Equation of radiative transfer. Solution methods: discrete ordinate, zone, Monte-Carlo.

4. Applications. Cavities. Selective surfaces and media. Semi-transparent windows. Combined radiation-conduction-convection heat transfer.
Lecture notesCopy of the slides presented.
LiteratureR. Siegel, J.R. Howell, Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer, 3rd. ed., Taylor & Francis, New York, 2002.

M. Modest, Radiative Heat Transfer, Academic Press, San Diego, 2003.

Performance assessment

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Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits4 credits
ExaminersA. Steinfeld, P. Pozivil
Typeend-of-semester examination
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionA repetition date will be offered in the first two weeks of the semester immediately consecutive.
Additional information on mode of examinationOpen-book, 2-hour, written exam during the last week of the semester.
Learning task: Monte-Carlo programming project is optional. If completed and handed in, it can improve the total course unit grade by 0.25 grade points.

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