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Radiative Heat Transfer

  • 4th Edition - October 16, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Michael F. Modest, Sandip Mazumder
  • Language: English

Radiative Heat Transfer, Fourth Edition is a fully updated, revised and practical reference on the basic physics and computational tools scientists and researchers use to solve pro… Read more

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Description

Radiative Heat Transfer, Fourth Edition is a fully updated, revised and practical reference on the basic physics and computational tools scientists and researchers use to solve problems in the broad field of radiative heat transfer. This book is acknowledged as the core reference in the field, providing models, methodologies and calculations essential to solving research problems. It is applicable to a variety of industries, including nuclear, solar and combustion energy, aerospace, chemical and materials processing, as well as environmental, biomedical and nanotechnology fields.

Contemporary examples and problems surrounding sustainable energy, materials and process engineering are an essential addition to this edition.

Key features

  • Includes end-of-chapter problems and a solutions manual, providing a structured and coherent reference
  • Presents many worked examples which have been brought fully up-to-date to reflect the latest research
  • Details many computer codes, ranging from basic problem solving aids to sophisticated research tools

Readership

Graduate students of engineering, including mechanical, aerospace, chemical, energy & environmental disciplines; graduate students of science disciplines including physics, astrophysics, astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences; scientists, engineers and academic researchers

Table of contents

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 Nondiffuse and Nongray Surfaces

7. The Monte Carlo Method for Surface Exchange

8. Surface Radiative Exchange in the Presence of Conduction and Convection

9. The Radiative Transfer Equation in Participating Media (RTE)

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. Collimated Irradiation and Transient Phenomena

19. Solution Methods for Nongray Extinction Coefficients

20. The Monte Carlo Method for Participating Media

21. Radiation Combined with Conduction and Convection

22. Radiation in Chemically Reacting Systems

23. Inverse Radiative Heat Transfer

24. Nanoscale Radiative Transfer

Appendix
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

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Michael F. Modest

Michael F. Modest received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Merced. His research interests include all aspects of radiative heat transfer; in particular heat transfer in combustion systems, heat transfer in hypersonic plasmas, and laser processing of materials. For several years, he taught at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Southern California, followed by 23 years as a Professor of mechanical engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Modest is a recipient of the Heat Transfer Memorial award, the Humboldt Research award, and the AIAA Thermophysics award, among many others. He is an honorary member of the ASME, and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.
Affiliations and expertise
Shaffer and George Professor of Engineering, School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, USA

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Sandip Mazumder

Sandip Mazumder received his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University, and is currently Professor at The Ohio State University. His research in radiation has primarily involved developing efficient methods for solving the radiative transfer equation and coupling it to other modes of heat transfer for practical applications. Dr. Mazumder was employed at CFD Research Corporation for 7 years prior to joining Ohio State in 2004. He is the recipient of the McCarthy teaching award and the Lumley research award from the Ohio State College of Engineering, among other awards, and is a fellow of the ASME.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

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