Radiation Exchange between Surfaces -2

Dr. Prabal Talukdar Associate Professor p of Mechanical Engineering g g Department IIT Delhi

The Two-Surface Enclosure

(T14 T24 ) q12 = q1 = q 2 = 1 1 1 2 1 + + 1A1 A1F12 2 A 2

Large g ( (Infinite Parallel Plates) )

A1,T1,1 q12 = ?

A2,T2,2

(T14 T24 ) q12 = 1 1 + 1 1 2

Small convex object in a Large cavity q12

Radiation heat transfer in a three surface enclosure

The three equations for the determination of these three unknowns are obtained from q that the algebraic g sum of the requirement the currents (net radiation heat transfer) at each node must equal zero

Re-radiating g surface

Surfaces with zero net radiation heat transfer (qi = 0) are called g surface. re-radiating

Energy gy balance
Knowing q1 and q2, J1 and J2 can be determined from

E bi J i qi = (1 i ) / i A i

Once JR is known, temperature of the re-radiating surface can be calculated then from

Radiation Shields
Radiation heat transfer between two surfaces can be reduced greatly by inserting a thin thin, high-reflectivity high reflectivity (low(low emissivity) sheet of material between the two surfaces surfaces. Such highly reflective thin plates or shells are called radiation shields. shields

Network
F13 =F32 =1

Radiation with N shield

q12, one shield =

Then the radiation heat transfer through large parallel plates separated by N radiation shields becomes q12, N shield =

If emissivities of all the shields are equal,

q12, N shield =

q12, No shield

Radiation Effect on Temperature Measurement

When the heat transfers by y convection and radiation balance each other, the sensor will indicate a temperature that falls between the fluid and surface temperatures.
Walls are at a Lower temperature than fluid

Radiation correction