Thermal radiation heat transfer.

Siegel's name appears first on the earlier edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Radiative Transfer -- Importance of Thermal Radiation in Engineering -- Thermal Energy Transfer -- Thermal Radiative Transfer -- Radiative Energy Exchange and Radiative Intensity -- Characteristics of Emission Radiative Energy along a Line-of-Sight Radiative Transfer Equation Radiative Transfer in Enclosures with Nonparticipating Media Concluding Remarks and Historical Notes Homework Radiative Properties at Interfaces Introduction Emissivity Absorptivity Reflectivity Transmissivity at an Interface Relations among Reflectivity, Absorptivity, Emissivity, and Transmissivity Homework Radiative Properties of Opaque Materials Introduction Electromagnetic Wave Theory Predictions Extensions of the Theory for Radiative Properties Measured Properties of Real Dielectric Materials Measured Properties of Metals Selective and Directional Opaque Surfaces Concluding Remarks Homework Configuration Factors for Diffuse Surfaces with Uniform Radiosity Radiative Transfer Equation for Surfaces Separated by a Transparent Medium Geometric Configuration Factors between Two Surfaces Methods for Determining Configuration Factors Constraints on Configuration Factor Accuracy Compilation of Known Configuration Factors and Their References: Appendix C and Web Catalog Homework Radiation Exchange in Enclosures Composed of Black and/or Diffuse-Gray Surfaces Introduction Radiative Transfer for Black Surfaces Radiation between Finite Diffuse-Gray Areas Radiation Analysis Using Infinitesimal Areas Computer Programs for Enclosure Analysis Homework Exchange of Thermal Radiation among Nondiffuse Nongray Surfaces Introduction Enclosure Theory for Diffuse Nongray Surfaces Directional-Gray Surfaces Surfaces with Directionally and Spectrally Dependent Properties Radiation Exchange in Enclosures with Specularly Reflecting Surfaces Net-Radiation Method in Enclosures Having Both Specular and Diffuse Reflecting Surfaces Multiple Radiation Shields Concluding Remarks Homework Radiation Combined with Conduction and Convection at Boundaries Introduction Energy Relations and Boundary Conditions Radiation Transfer with Conduction Boundary Conditions Radiation with Convection and Conduction Numerical Solution Methods Numerical Integration Methods for Use with Enclosure Equations Numerical Formulations for Combined-Mode Energy Transfer Numerical Solution Techniques Monte Carlo Method Concluding Remarks Homework Inverse Problems in Radiative Heat Transfer Introduction to Inverse Problems General Inverse Solution Methods Comparison of Methods for a Particular Problem Application of Metaheuristic Methods Unresolved Problems Inverse Problems at the Nanoscale Inverse Problems Involving Participating Media Concluding Remarks Homework Properties of Absorbing and Emitting Media Introduction Spectral Lines and Bands for Gas Absorption and Emission Band Models and Correlations for Gas Absorption and Emission Gas Total Emittance Correlations True Absorption Coefficient Radiative Properties of Translucent Liquids and Solids Homework Fundamental Radiative Transfer Relations Introduction Energy Equation and Boundary Conditions for a Participating Medium Radiative Transfer and Source-Function Equations Radiative Flux and Its Divergence within a Medium Summary of Relations for Radiative Transfer in Absorbing, Emitting, and Scattering Media Treatment of Radiation Transfer in Non-LTE Media Net Radiation Method for Enclosures Filled with an Isothermal Medium of Uniform Composition Evaluation of Spectral Geometric-Mean Transmittance and Absorptance Factors Mean Beam Length Approximation for Spectral Radiation from an Entire Volume of a Medium to All or Part of Its Boundary Exchange of Total Radiation in an Enclosure by Use of Mean Beam Length Optically Thin and Cold Media Homework Radiative Transfer in Plane Layers and Multidimensional Geometries Introduction Radiative Intensity, Flux, Flux Divergence, and Source Function in a Plane Layer Gray Plane Layer of Absorbing and Emitting Medium with Isotropic Scattering Gray Plane Layer in Radiative Equilibrium Multidimensional Radiation in a Participating Gray Medium with Isotropic Scattering Homework Solution Methods for Radiative Transfer in Participating Media Introduction Series Expansion and Moment Methods Discrete Ordinates (SN) Method Other Methods That Depend on Angular Discretization Zonal Method Monte Carlo Technique for Radiatively Participating Media Additional Solution Methods Comparison of Results for the Methods Benchmark Solutions for Computational Verification Inverse Problems Involving Participating Media Use of Mean Absorption Coefficients Solution Using Commercial Codes Homework Conjugate Heat Transfer in Participating Media Introduction Radiation Combined with Conduction Transient Solutions Including Conduction Combined Radiation, Conduction, and Convection in a Boundary Layer Numerical Solution Methods for Combined Radiation, Conduction, and Convection in Participating Media Combined Radiation, Convection, and Conduction Heat Transfer Inverse Multimode Problems Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification Homework Electromagnetic Wave Theory Introduction EM Wave Equations Wave Propagation in a Medium Laws of Reflection and Refraction Amplitude and Scattering Matrices EM Wave Theory and the Radiative Transfer Equation Homework Absorption and Scattering by Particles and Agglomerates Overview Absorption and Scattering: Definitions Scattering by Spherical Particles Scattering by Small Particles Lorenz-Mie Theory for Spherical Particles Prediction of Properties for Irregularly Shaped Particles Approximate Anisotropic Scattering Phase Functions Dependent Absorption and Scattering Homework Near-Field Thermal Radiation Introduction Electromagnetic Treatment of Thermal Radiation and Basic Concepts Evanescent and Surface Waves Near-Field Radiative Heat Flux Calculations Computational Studies of Near-Field Thermal Radiation Experimental Studies of Near-Field Thermal Radiation Concluding Remarks Homework Acknowledgment Radiative Effects in Translucent Solids, Windows, and Coatings Introduction Transmission, Absorption, and Reflection of Windows Enclosure Analysis with Partially Transparent Windows Effects of Coatings or Thin Films on Surfaces Refractive Index Effects on Radiation in a Participating Medium Multiple Participating Layers with Heat Conduction Light Pipes and Fiber Optics Final Remarks Homework A: Conversion Factors, Radiation Constants, and Blackbody Functions B: Radiative Properties Catalog of Selected Configuration Factors Exponential Integral Relations and Two-Dimensional Radiation Functions E: References