Radiation Exchange between

Surfaces -2
Dr. Prabal Talukdar
Associate Professor
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of Mechanical Engineering
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Department
IIT Delhi

The Two-Surface Enclosure

(T14 T24 )
q12 = q1 = q 2 =
1 1
1 2
1
+
+
1A1 A1F12 2 A 2

Large
g ((Infinite Parallel Plates))
A1,T1,1
q12 = ?

A2,T2,2

Small convex object in a Large cavity q12

(T14 T24 )
q12 =
1 1
+ 1
1 2

Radiation heat transfer in a

three surface enclosure

The three equations for the determination

of these three unknowns are obtained from
q
that the algebraic
g
sum of
the requirement
the currents (net radiation heat
transfer) at each node must
equal zero

Re-radiating
g surface

Surfaces with zero net radiation heat transfer (qi = 0) are called
g surface.
re-radiating

Energy
gy balance
Knowing q1 and q2, J1 and J2 can be determined from

E bi J i
qi =
(1 i ) / i A i

Once JR is known,
temperature of the re-radiating surface
can be calculated then from

Radiation Shields
Radiation heat transfer between two
surfaces can be reduced greatly by
inserting a thin
thin, high-reflectivity
high reflectivity (low(low
emissivity) sheet of material between the
two surfaces
surfaces.
Such highly reflective thin plates or shells
are called radiation shields.
shields

Network
F13 =F32 =1

Radiation with N shield

q12, one shield =

Then the radiation heat transfer through large parallel plates separated by N
radiation shields becomes
q12, N shield =

If emissivities of
all the shields are
equal,

q12, N shield =

q12, No shield

Radiation Effect on
Temperature Measurement
When the heat transfers by
y convection
and radiation balance each other, the
sensor will indicate a temperature that
falls between the fluid and surface
temperatures.

Radiation correction

Walls are at a
Lower temperature
than fluid