Information Package / Course Catalogue
Advanced Radiation Heat Transfer
Course Code: MME501
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to inform engineering methods about radiation, which is one of the heat transfer modes.

Course Content

Fundamental concepts and radiation intensity and solid angles. Relation to emission, irradiation and radiosity. Blackbody and gray radiation. Surface absorption, reflection and transmission. View factors. Radiation exchange between gray surfaces and net radiation method. Electrical analogy. Radiation shields. Gaseous radiation. Heat radiation transfer at the steam boiler.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn radiation heat transfer mechanisms
2.To be able to learn blackbody and gray surface radiation
3.To be able to learn radiation shields
4.To be able to learn figure coefficients
5.To be able to calculate radiation between surfaces
6.To be able to learn gaseous radiation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Modest, M.F., Radiative Heat Transfer, Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 2003.
2.Incropera, F.P., DeWitt, D. P., Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th edition, Wiley, 2001.
3.Siegel, R., Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer, 4th edition, Taylor & Francis, 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of Radiation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Direct Heat Transfer With Radiation
Week 3 - Theoretical
Total Heat Transfer With Radiation in a Closed Volume Enclosed By Non-Absorptive Environment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Total Heat Transfer with Radiation in a Closed Volume Enclosed By Absorptive Environment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Applications of Heat Transfer
Week 6 - Theoretical
Applications of Heat Transfer
Week 7 - Theoretical
Radiation-Convection-Conduction Triple Boundary Condition
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Radiation-Convection-Conduction Triple Boundary Condition, Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Radiation-Convection-Conduction Triple Boundary Condition
Week 10 - Theoretical
Temperature Measurement with Radiation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Kirchhoff Laws
Week 12 - Theoretical
Monte-Carlo Methods
Week 13 - Theoretical
Determination of Mean Rays
Week 14 - Theoretical
Radiation by a Black Body in Definite Wave Integrals, Emissivity of Atmosphere Containing CO2 and Vapor, Solar Radiation
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment5%5
Term Assignment1%5
Quiz4%15
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory164296
Assignment50315
Term Project1151025
Quiz44120
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)194
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026