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M E 767

THERMAL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

3 credits.

Fundamental and advanced thermal radiation concepts, ranging from blackbody radiation to the radiative transfer equation and fluctuational electrodynamics. Key topics include radiative properties of materials and their relation to optical constants, radiative exchange between real surfaces, radiative transfer in participating media, radiative transfer in nanoscale geometries, and contemporary research topics. Proficiency in a programming language such as MATLAB, Python, Fortran, etc. [such as COMP SCI 220 ] is required. Knowledge of intermediate heat transfer [such as M E 564 ] or knowledge of photonics [such as E C E 434 ] is required.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate the radiative energy transfer between real surfaces separated by transparent media in simple geometries. Audience: Graduate 2. Explain how radiative properties and the radiative transfer equation relate to electromagnetic wave theory. Audience: Graduate 3. Calculate and utilize view factors for radiative exchange in complex geometries. Audience: Graduate 4. Formulate and explain the radiative transfer equation for participating media and solve this equation for simple cases. Audience: Graduate 5. Predict radiative exchange in nanoscale geometries using fluctuational electrodynamics. Audience: Graduate 6. Identify and examine current research topics in thermal radiation. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate the radiative energy transfer between real surfaces separated by transparent media in simple geometries. Audience: Graduate 2. Explain how radiative properties and the radiative transfer equation relate to electromagnetic wave theory. Audience: Graduate 3. Calculate and utilize view factors for radiative exchange in complex geometries. Audience: Graduate 4. Formulate and explain the radiative transfer equation for participating media and solve this equation for simple cases. Audience: Graduate 5. Predict radiative exchange in nanoscale geometries using fluctuational electrodynamics. Audience: Graduate 6. Identify and examine current research topics in thermal radiation. Audience: Graduate

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