Radiation Energy Formula:
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Radiation energy refers to the energy emitted by a black body in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The emissive power of a black body represents the total amount of thermal energy emitted per unit area per unit time for all possible wavelengths.
The calculator uses the radiation energy formula:
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Explanation: The formula calculates the total energy emitted by multiplying the emissive power per unit area by the total surface area and the time duration.
Details: Calculating radiation energy is crucial for thermal analysis, heat transfer studies, energy balance calculations, and designing thermal systems in various engineering applications.
Tips: Enter emissive power in W/m², surface area in m², and time interval in seconds. All values must be positive numbers greater than zero.
Q1: What is a black body in physics?
A: A black body is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, regardless of frequency or angle of incidence.
Q2: How does emissive power relate to temperature?
A: According to Stefan-Boltzmann law, the emissive power of a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature (\(E_b = \sigma T^4\)).
Q3: What are typical units for radiation energy calculations?
A: Energy is measured in Joules (J), emissive power in Watts per square meter (W/m²), surface area in square meters (m²), and time in seconds (s).
Q4: Can this formula be used for non-black bodies?
A: For real surfaces (non-black bodies), the formula needs to be modified by including the emissivity factor (\(E = \epsilon \times E_b \times SA \times N\)).
Q5: What practical applications use this calculation?
A: This calculation is used in solar energy systems, thermal imaging, furnace design, building heat loss calculations, and various thermal engineering applications.