clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 3 // Thermal Radiation // Example 3.5 // Page 124 printf("Example 3.5, Page 124 \n\n") l1 = 0.5 ; // wavelength, [um] l2 = 1.5 ; // wavelength, [um] l3 = 2.5 ; // wavelength, [um] l4 = 3.5 ; // wavelength, [um] H1 = 2500 ; // [W/m^2 um] H2 = 4000 ; // [W/m^2 um] H3 = 2500 ; // [W/m^2 um] // Since the irridiation is diffuse, the spectral intensity is given by eqn 3.4.14 and 3.4.8 // Integrating i_lambda over the directions of the specified solid angle and using fig 3.12 flux = 3/4*[H1*(l2-l1)+H2*(l3-l2)+H3*(l4-l3)]; printf("Rate at which radiation is incident on the surface = %f W/m^2",flux);