Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer

John R. Howell, M. Pinar Mengüc, Kyle Daun, Robert Siegel

The Seventh Ediition of this classic text outlines the physics, analytical methods, numerical techniques, and radiative properties of materials and surfaces. New coverage of radiative heat transfer for manufacturing, renewable energy, and energy efficiency for buildings is added. Key concepts have been streamlined to better serve student readers.

1. Introduction to Radiative Transfer. 2. Radiative Properties at Interfaces. 3. Radiative Properties of Opaque Materials. 4. Configuration Factors for Diffuse Surfaces with Uniform Radiosity. 5. Radiation Exchange in Enclosures Composed of Black and/or Diffuse-Gray Surfaces. 6. Exchange of Thermal Radiation among Nondiffuse Nongray Surfaces. 7. Radiation Combined with Conduction and Convection at Boundaries. 8. Electromagnetic Wave Theory. 9. Properties of Participating Media. 10. Absorption and Scattering by Particles and Agglomerates. 11. Fundamental Radiative Transfer Relations and Approximate Solution Methods. 12. Participating Media in Simple Geometries. 13. Numerical Solution Methods for Radiative Transfer in Participating Media. 14. The Monte Carlo Method. Conjugate Heat Transfer in Participating Media. 15. Near-Field Thermal Radiation. 16. Radiative Effects in Translucent Solids, Windows, and Coatings. 17. Inverse Problems in Radiative Transfer. 18. Applications of Radiation Energy Transfer. Appendix A: Conversion Factors, Radiation Constants, and Blackbody Functions. Appendix B: Radiative Properties. Appendix C: Catalog of Selected Configuration Factors. Appendix D: Exponential Integral Relations and Two-Dimensional Radiation Functions.