
598      IVd.  Heat Transfer:  Thermal Radiation 
The plates exchange radiation with each other and with the room.  However, con-
sider only the plate surfaces facing each other.  The temperature and diffusivity of 
the plates are T
1
 = 500 F, T
2
 = 900 F, 
ε
1
 = 0.7, and 
ε
2
 = 0.9, respectively.  Find the 
rate of heat transfer from the plates to the room.  [Ans.:  J
1
 = 4240 W/m
2
, J
2
 = 
16760 W/m
2
,
1
Q
 = -0.161E4 W,  =
2
Q
 0.7026E5 W]. 
32.  Two small rectangular flat plates, 0.5 m by 1 m are located 0.5 m apart.  
These plates are located in a large room.  The walls of the room are maintained at 
35 C.  The plates exchange radiation with each other and with the room.  How-
ever, consider only the plate surfaces facing each other.  The temperature and dif-
fusivity of the plates are T
1
 = 900 C, T
2
 = 1200 C, 
ε
1
 = 0.8, and 
ε
2
 = 0.6, respec-
tively.  Find the rate of heat transfer from the plates to the room.  [Ans.:  J
1
 = 
95710 W/m
2
, J
2
 = 1.712E5 W/m
2
,
1
Q
 = 23270 W,  =
2
Q
 71790 W]. 
33.  The cross section of a duct is a right triangle as shown in the figure.  The sides 
of this duct are isothermal and are exchanging radiation.  Assuming a non-
participating medium between the gray surfaces, find the rates of heat transfer.  
Data: T
1
 = 500 K, T
2
 = 600 K, T
3
 = 800 K, 
ε
1
 = 0.625, 
ε
2
 = 0.4, and 
ε
3
 = 0.8.  
[Ans.:  -28150 W/m, -17070 W/m, 45200 W/m]. 
34.  A duct, consisted of four rectangular flat plates, are radiating with each other 
and nothing else.  Use the given data to find the radiosity and the rate of heat 
transfer for each surface.  Data:  Length = 1 m, depth, 2 m, height 0.5 m, T
1
 = 100 
C, T
2
 = 200 C, T
3
 = 300 C, T
4
 = 400 C, 
ε
1
 = 0.5, 
ε
2
 = 0.65, 
ε
3
 = 0.75, 
ε
4
 = 0.8.  The 
joins are well insulated so that there is no heat transfer between the plates by 
thermal conduction. 
A
1
A
2
A
3
3 m
4 m
5 m
A
1
A
2
A
4
A
3
A
1
A
5
6
A
2
A
4
A
3
Problem 33                           Problem 34                                Problem 35 
35.  A rectangular parallelepiped consists of gray, diffuse, and flat surfaces, radiat-
ing with each other and nothing else.  The surface temperatures are maintained at 
the specified values.  There is a vacuum in the enclosure and thus, no other heat 
transfer mechanism except radiation exists.  Use the given data to find the radios-
ity and the rate of heat transfer for each surface.  Data:  Length = 2 m, depth, 3 m, 
height 1 m, T
1
 = 100 C, T
2
 = 200 C, T
3
 = 250 C, T
4
 = 400 C, T
5
 = 500 C, T
6
 = 550 
C, 
ε
1
 = 0.5, 
ε
2
 = 0.65, 
ε
3
 = 0.75, 
ε
4
 = 0.8, 
ε
5
 = 0.55, 
ε
2
 = 0.65, 
ε
3
 = 0.85.
36.  A triangular duct is shown in the figure.  The base of the duct (surface 1) is 
maintained at a temperature of 600 K.  The left panel (surface 2) is insulated and 
the right panel (surface 3) is heated and maintained at 1300 K.  Find a) the radiosi-
ties of all surfaces, b) the required rate of heat transfer to surface 3 to maintain the