Fluctuating-surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer for arbitrary geometries
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Rodriguez, Alejandro W.; Reid, M. T. Homer; Johnson, Steven G.
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We describe a fluctuating-surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer, applicable to arbitrary geometries in both the near and far field, that directly exploits efficient and sophisticated techniques from the boundary-element method. We validate as well as extend previous results for spheres and cylinders, and also compute the heat transfer in a more complicated geometry consisting of two interlocked rings. Finally, we demonstrate how this method can be adapted to compute the spatial distribution of heat flux on the surfaces of the bodies.
Date issued
2012-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of MathematicsJournal
Physical Review B
Publisher
American Physical Society
Citation
Rodriguez, Alejandro W., M. T. Homer Reid, and Steven G. Johnson. “Fluctuating-surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer for arbitrary geometries.” Physical Review B 86, no. 22 (December 2012). © 2012 American Physical Society
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1098-0121
1550-235X