Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I General Principles of Thermal Radiation and Applications
- 1 Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation
- 2 Radiative Transfer Equation
- 3 Numerical Methods for Solving the Radiative Transfer Equation
- 4 Experimental Techniques for Macroscale Thermal Radiative Properties
- 5 Applications of Macroscale Thermal Radiation
- Part II Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 6 An Overview of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 7 Theoretical Fundamentals of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 8 Numerical Methods for Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 9 Experimental Techniques for Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 10 Manipulation of Thermal Radiative Properties in Micro/Nanoscale
- 11 Applications of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- References
- Index
2 - Radiative Transfer Equation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I General Principles of Thermal Radiation and Applications
- 1 Fundamentals of Thermal Radiation
- 2 Radiative Transfer Equation
- 3 Numerical Methods for Solving the Radiative Transfer Equation
- 4 Experimental Techniques for Macroscale Thermal Radiative Properties
- 5 Applications of Macroscale Thermal Radiation
- Part II Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 6 An Overview of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 7 Theoretical Fundamentals of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 8 Numerical Methods for Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 9 Experimental Techniques for Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- 10 Manipulation of Thermal Radiative Properties in Micro/Nanoscale
- 11 Applications of Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Radiation
- References
- Index
Summary
The radiative transfer equation (RTE) is the governing equation of radiation propagation in participating media, which plays a central role in the analysis of radiative transfer in gases, semitransparent liquids and solids, porous materials, and particulate media, and is important in many scientific and engineering disciplines. This chapter will give a detailed introduction of the RTE. The microphysical derivation and the physical meaning of the relating quantities will be given. Besides, the relationship between the RTE and Maxwell’s equation will also be discussed and deduced as well, to build a comprehensive understanding of the RTE.
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- Thermal RadiationFrom Macro to Nano, pp. 31 - 53Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024