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Thermal Radiation

  • All objects give off thermal radiation
    • The hotter an object is, the more thermal radiation it emits
    • Thermal radiation is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum called infrared
  • Thermal radiation is the only way in which heat can travel through a vacuum
    • It is the way in which heat reaches us from the Sun through the vacuum of space
  • The colour of an object affects how good it is at emitting and absorbing thermal radiation:

Thermal Equilibrium

  • As an object absorbs thermal radiation it will become hotter
  • As it gets hotter it will also emit more thermal radiation
    • The temperature of a body increases when the body absorbs radiation faster than it emits radiation
  • Eventually, an object will reach a point of constant temperature where it is absorbing radiation at the same rate as it is emitting radiation
    • At this point, the object will be in thermal equilibrium
      An object will remain at a constant temperature if it absorbs heat at the same rate as it loses heat
      An object will remain at a constant temperature if it absorbs heat at the same rate as it loses heat
    • If the rate at which an object receives energy is less than the rate at which it transfers energy away then the object will cool down
    • If the rate at which an object transfers energy away is less than the rate at which it receives energy then the object will heat up
    • The process will always move towards thermal equilibrium

Effects of Different Surfaces

  • The amount of thermal radiation emitted by an object depends on a number of factors:
    • The surface colour of the object (black = more radiation)
    • The texture of the surface (shiny surfaces = more radiation)
    • The surface area of the object (greater surface area = more area for radiation to be emitted from)
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  • Black objects are very good at absorbing thermal radiation, for example black clothes make you feel hotter in sunny weather
    • Black objects are also very good at emitting thermal radiation, which is the reason that chargers for laptops, and radiators in cars are coloured black - it helps them to cool down
  • Shiny objects reflect thermal radiation and so absorb very little
    • They also emit very little, though, and so take longer to cool down
      An image of a hot object taken in both Infrared and visible light. The black surface emits more thermal radiation (infrared) than the shiny surface
      An image of a hot object taken in both Infrared and visible light. The black surface emits more thermal radiation (infrared) than the shiny surface

Tips

  • When a question on heat transfer mentions the surface properties of an object, such as describing it as shiny, black or white, then you are being clued-in to write about thermal radiation.
  • Shiny things are both poor emitters and poor absorbers of thermal radiation, while black surfaces are both good emitters and good absorbers.
  • The surface makes the object either good or bad at both, so you don't need to remember too many facts!
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