modelExteriorHeatRadiation

longwave radiative heat exchange of an exterior surface with the environment

Information

Longwave radiation lw between the surface and the environment is determined according to the Stefan-Boltzmann law as

lw = σ · εlw · A · (Ts4 - Fsky · Tsky4 - (1 - Fsky) · Tdb4)

where

  • σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant [Mohr 2008],
  • εlw is the longwave emissivity of the exterior surface A,
  • Fsky is the radiant-interchange configuration factor between the surface and sky [Hamilton 1952], and the surface and the environment, respectively, and
  • Ts and Tsky are the exterior surface and sky temperature, respectively.

Shortwave solar irradiation absorbed by the exterior surface sw is determined as

sw = εsw · A · Esw

where

  • εsw is the shortwave absorption of the surface A, and
  • Esw the total irradiation on the depicted surface.

References

[Hamilton 1952]: D.C. Hamilton, and W.R. Morgan, "Radiant-interchange configuration factors", Technical Report – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, 1952.
[Mohr 2008]: P.J. Mohr, B.N. Taylor, and D.B. Newell, "CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants: 2006", Review of Modern Physics, vol. 80, pp. 633–730, 2008.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaASurface area of heat exchange surface
BooleanlinearisetrueIf true, linearise radiative heat transfer
Modelica.Units.SI.EmissivityepsLwLong wave emissivity
Linearisation
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTenv_nom280Nominal temperature of environment

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_aport_a
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputTenvRadiative temperature of the environment

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Sources.PrescribedTemperaturepreTemPrescribed temperature block
IDEAS.Buildings.Components.BaseClasses.RadiativeHeatTransfer.HeatRadiationheaRadComponent for computing radiative heat

Revisions

  • June 17, 2025, by Lucas Verleyen:
    Replaced images with inline equations. See #1440.