Radiative Heat Transfer

Abstract

1. Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation 2. Radiative Property Predictions from Electromagnetic Wave Theory 3. Radiative Properties of Real Surfaces 4. View Factors 5. Radiative Exchange Between Gray, Diffuse Surfaces 6. Radiative Exchange Between Partially-Specular Gray Surfaces 7. Radiative Exchange Between Nonideal Surfaces 8. Surface Radiative Exchange in the Presence of Conduction and Convection 9. The Equation of Radiative Transfer in Participating Media 10. Radiative Properties of Molecular Gases 11. Radiative Properties of Particulate Media 12. Radiative Properties of Semitransparent Media 13. Exact Solutions for One-Dimensional Gray Media 14. Approximate Solution Methods for One-Dimensional Media 15. The Method of Spherical Harmonics (PN-Approximation) 16. The Method of Discrete Ordinates (SN-Approximation) 17. The Zonal Method 18. The Treatment of Collimated Irradiation 19. The Treatment of Nongray Extinction Coefficients 20. The Monte Carlo Method for Thermal Radiation 21. Radiation Combined with Conduction and Convection 22. Inverse Radiative Heat Transfer A. Constants and Conversion Factors B. Tables for Radiative Properties of Opaque Surfaces C. Blackbody Emissive Power Table D. View Factor Catalogue E. Exponential Integral Functions F. Computer Codes Author Index Subject Index