ME F311 Heat Transfer

Chapter 12,13: Radiation

Abhilash K. Tilak
BITS Pilani Department of Mechanical Engineering
K K Birla Goa Campus
Radiation Problem 1.

Consider a large isothermal enclosure that is maintained at a uniform

temperature of 2000 K. Calculate the emissive power of the radia-
tion that emerges from a small aperture on the enclosure surface.
What is the wavelength 1 below which 10% of the emission is con-
centrated? What is the wavelength 2 above which 10% emission
is concentrated? & determine the wavelength at which maximum
spectral emission occurs?

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Radiation Problem 2.

A small surface of area A1 = 103 m 2 is known to emit diffusely,

and from measurements the total intensity associated with emission
in the normal direction is In = 7000W /m 2 sr.

Radiation emitted from the surface is intercepted by three other

surfaces of area A2 = A3 = A4 = 103 m 2 , which are 0.5 m from
A1 and are oriented as shown. What is the intensity associated with
emission in each of the three directions? What are the solid angles
subtended by the three surfaces when viewed from A1 ? What is the
rate at which radiation emitted by A1 is intercepted by the three
surfaces?

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Radiation Problem 3.

A diffuse surface at 1600 K has the spectral, hemispherical emissivity

shown as follows

Determine the total, hemispherical emissivity and the total emissive

power. At what wavelength will the spectral emissive power be a
maximum?

Abhilash K. Tilak Department of Mechanical Engineering December 2, 2017 4 / 23

 THANK YOU

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