Heat Transfer - Engineering

Q1:

For an ideal black body

A absorptivity = 1

B reflectivity = 1

C emissivity = 0

D transmissivity = 1

ANS:A - absorptivity = 1

For an ideal black body:

  • Absorptivity (α) = 1: An ideal black body absorbs all incident radiation, so its absorptivity is 1.
  • Reflectivity (ρ) = 0: An ideal black body does not reflect any incident radiation, so its reflectivity is 0.
  • Emissivity (ε) = 1: An ideal black body emits radiation as per its temperature, following the Stefan-Boltzmann law, so its emissivity is 1.
  • Transmissivity (τ) = 0: An ideal black body does not transmit any incident radiation through itself, so its transmissivity is 0.
Therefore, the correct values are:
  • Absorptivity = 1
  • Reflectivity = 0
  • Emissivity = 1
  • Transmissivity = 0