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Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges
  Radiation heat transfer has very many applications within the building services sector. CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) Guide A provides the physics background and the relevant mathematical functions for radiant energy exchanges between surfaces of different configurations in chapters 2 and 5. The aim of this article is to present procedures for inter-surface radiant energy exchange that range from the most simple (macro-) to most general formulations that are based on a micromesh, finite-element approach. The justification for such detailed procedures and their applicability within the modern building energy simulation software is also covered.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 May 2015

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    American Institute of Physics

  • DOI:

    10.1063/1.4921387

  • Library of Congress:

    TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    621.47 Solar-energy enineering

Citation

Muneer, T., Ivanova, S. M., Kotak, Y., & Gul, M. S. (2015). Finite-element view-factor computations for radiant energy exchanges. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7, 033108-01. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921387

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Keywords

Radiation heat transfer; inter-surface radiant energy exchange; finite-elements; solar energy; thermal radiation;

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