Radiative heat transfer / Michael F. Modest

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of thermal radiation -- Radiative property predictions from electromagnetic wave theory -- Radiative properties of real surfaces -- View factors -- Radiative exchange between gray, diffuse surfaces -- Radiative exchange between partially specular gray surfaces -- Radiative exchange between nonideal surfaces -- The Monte Carlo method for surface exhange -- Surface radiative exchange in the presence of conduction and convection -- The radiative transfer equation in participating media (RTE) -- Radiative properties of molecular gases -- Radiative properties of particulate media -- Radiative properties semitransparent media -- Exact solutions for one-dimensional gray media -- Approximate solution methods for one-dimensional media -- The method of spherical harmonics (PN-Approximation) -- The method of discrete ordinates (SN-Approximation) -- The zonal method -- Collimated irradiation and transient phenomena -- Solution methods for nongray extinction coefficients -- The Monte Carlo method for participating media -- Radiation combined with conduction and convection -- Inverse radiative heat transfer -- Nanoscale radiative transfer.

The third edition of Radiative Heat Transfer describes the basic physics of radiation heat transfer. The book provides models, methodologies, and calculations essential in solving research problems in a variety of industries, including solar and nuclear energy, nanotechnology, biomedical, and environmental. Every chapter of Radiative Heat Transfer offers uncluttered nomenclature, numerous worked examples, and a large number of problems-many based on real world situations-making it ideal for classroom use as well as for self-study.