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Fluctuating-surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer for arbitrary geometries

Alejandro W. Rodriguez, M. T. Homer Reid, and Steven G. Johnson
Phys. Rev. B 86, 220302(R) – Published 26 December 2012

Abstract

We describe a fluctuating-surface-current formulation of radiative heat transfer, applicable to arbitrary geometries in both the near and far field, that directly exploits efficient and sophisticated techniques from the boundary-element method. We validate as well as extend previous results for spheres and cylinders, and also compute the heat transfer in a more complicated geometry consisting of two interlocked rings. Finally, we demonstrate how this method can be adapted to compute the spatial distribution of heat flux on the surfaces of the bodies.

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  • Received 6 June 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.220302

©2012 American Physical Society

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Alejandro W. Rodriguez1,2, M. T. Homer Reid2, and Steven G. Johnson2

  • 1School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
  • 2Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

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Vol. 86, Iss. 22 — 1 December 2012

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