Thermal radiation

About: Thermal radiation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 12290 publications have been published within this topic receiving 197186 citations. The topic is also known as: heat radiation.

Monte Carlo solution of radiant heat transfer in a nongrey nonisothermal gas with temperature dependent properties

Abstract: Monte carlo method applied to nonisothermal nongray gas radiative heat transfer problem where absorption coefficient is allowed to vary with wavelength and temperature

T-shaped plasmonic array as a narrow-band thermal emitter or biosensor

Abstract: A T-shaped plasmonic array is proposed for application as an effective thermal emitter or biosensor. The reflection and thermal radiation properties of a T-shaped array are investigated theoretically. The angular dependent reflectance spectrum shows a clear resonant dip at 0.36eV for full polar angles. No other significant localized resonant mode is found in the investigated spectral range from 0.12eV to 0.64eV. According to the Kirchhoff’s law, the thermal radiation of the proposed structure can lead to a sharp peak at 3.5µm with low sideband emission. We have also found that the T-shaped structure filled with organic material such as PMMA with different thicknesses (10 nm -50 nm) can lead to significant shift of the resonance wavelength. Thus, the T-shaped structure can also be used as a good sensor for organic materials.

Radiation Heat Transfer

Abstract: Thermal radiation is the dominant mode of heat transfer in flames with characteristic lengths exceeding approximately 0.2 m. It is for this reason that quantitative analysis of fire dynamics requires a working knowledge of thermal radiation. This chapter will introduce the fundamentals of thermal radiation and offer several methods for calculating radiant heat transfer in fires. Basic thermal radiation concepts are presented with an emphasis on application to fire phenomena; the reader is referred the literature for specialized topics [1–4].

Flexible and thermal-stable SiZrOC nanofiber membranes with low thermal conductivity at high-temperature

Abstract: Ceramic nanofibers with excellent thermal stability and low thermal conductivity are highly desired for high-temperature thermal insulation applications. However, the incompatibility of thermal stability and low thermal conductivity at high-temperatures largely limit the practical use of conventional single-phase ceramic nanofibers. Here, we report the preparation of multi-phase SiZrOC nanofiber membranes (NFMs) composed of amorphous SiOC and ZrO2 nanocrystals via electrospinning technique. The fabricated SiZrOC NFMs exhibited excellent high-temperature stability (∼1200 °C in Ar) and low thermal conductivity (∼0.1392 W m−1 K−1 at 1000 °C in N2). The decreased thermal conductivity is achieved through a synergistic mechanism, that the multi-phase interfaces and the ZrO2 nanocrystals create thermal transfer barriers to reduce the heat transfer, whilst the SiOC phase effectively suppresses radiative heat transfer. This unique combination of amorphous SiOC and ZrO2 nanocrystals provides a novel strategy to prepare high-performance thermal insulation materials, and the obtained SiZrOC NFMs are promising high-temperature thermal insulation materials.