Absorptivity and Net Radiation Heat Transfer
Absorptivity
:α =
The fraction of the incident radiation energy that is absorbed
by a surface. Blackbody: α = 1
Real Surfaces: 0 <α< 1
For this course we will always assume α = 1
Net heat transfer rate:
Stephan-Boltzmann
:Small Gray Body
ε, α, A, TS
ε, α, A, TS
Large Enclosure
Tsurr
Tsurr
Qrad
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