Radiative heat transfer The third edition of Radiative Heat Transfer describes the basic physics of radiation heat transfer. The book provides models methodologies and calculations essential in solving research problems in a variety of industries including solar and nuclear energy nanotechnology biomedical and environmental. Every chapter of Radiative Heat Transfer offers uncluttered nomenclature numerous worked examples and a large number of problems many based on real world situations making it ideal for classroom use as well as for self study. The books 24 chapters cover the four 6.5 Radiation Shields6.6 Semitransparent Sheets (Windows); 6.7 Solution of the Governing Integral Equation; 6.8 Concluding Remarks; References; Problems; Chapter 7: Radiative Exchange Between Nonideal Surfaces; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Radiative Exchange Between Nongray Surfaces; 7.3 Directionally Nonideal Surfaces; 7.4 Analysis For Arbitrary Surface Characteristics; References; Problems; Chapter 8: The Monte Carlo Method for Surface Exchange; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Numerical Quadrature by Monte Carlo; 8.3 Heat Transfer Relations for Radiative Exchange Between Surfaces 3.2 Definitions3.3 Predictions From Electromagnetic Wave Theory; 3.4 Radiative Properties of Metals; 3.5 Radiative Properties of Nonconductors; 3.6 Effects of Surface Roughness; 3.7 Effects of Surface Damage and Oxide Films; 3.8 Radiative Properties of Semitransparent Sheets; 3.9 Special Surfaces; 3.10 Experimental Methods; References; Problems; Chapter 4: View Factors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of View Factors; 4.3 Methods for the Evaluation of View Factors; 4.4 Area Integration; 4.5 Contour Integration; 4.6 View Factor Algebra; 4.7 The Crossed strings Method Front Cover; Radiative Heat Transfer; Copyright Page; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; List of Symbols; Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Nature of Thermal Radiation; 1.3 Basic Laws of Thermal Radiation; 1.4 Emissive Power; 1.5 Solid Angles; 1.6 Radiative Intensity; 1.7 Radiative Heat Flux; 1.8 Radiation Pressure; 1.9 Visible Radiation (Luminance); 1.10 Radiative Intensity in Vacuum; 1.11 Introduction to Radiation Characteristics of Opaque Surfaces; 1.12 Introduction to Radiation Characteristics of Gases 4.8 The Inside Sphere Method4.9 The Unit Sphere Method; References; Problems; Chapter 5: Radiative Exchange Between Gray Diffuse Surfaces; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Radiative Exchange Between Black Surfaces; 5.3 Radiative Exchange Between Gray Diffuse Surfaces; 5.4 Electrical Network Analogy; 5.5 Radiation Shields; 5.6 Solution Methods for the Governing Integral Equations; References; Problems; Chapter 6: Radiative Exchange Between Partially Specular Gray Surfaces; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Specular View Factors; 6.3 Enclosures with Partially Specular Surfaces; 6.4 Electrical Network Analogy