L 18 Thermodynamics [3] Heat transfer convection conduction radiation emitters of radiation seeing behind closed doors Greenhouse effect global warming

Heat flow HEAT  the energy that flows from one system to another because of temperature differences. But how does it flow? Three ways: convection conduction radiation

Convection heat is carried from place to place by the bulk movement of either liquids or gases does not apply to solids when water is boiled, hot liquid rises and mixes with cooler liquid, thus the heat is transferred Hot air rises: want heat into lower level of house (winter) cooled air into upper levels (summer)

Conduction heat is transferred directly through a material, with no bulk movement of stuff only energy moves iron is a particularly poor conductor of heat

heat conduction HOT COLD Heat Flow Heat Flow rate depends on A / L Cross sectional area A L HOT COLD Heat Flow Heat Flow rate depends on A / L

Thermal Conductivity Material Thermal conductivity Copper 400 Silver 420 Stainless steel 14 wood 0.15 glass 0.8 wool 0.04 Goose down 0.025 styrofoam 0.01 The effectiveness of a material in conducting heat is characterized by a parameter called the thermal conductivity there are good thermal conductors (metals) and poor ones (insulators)

Thermal Conductivities of Metals Thermal Conductivity (W/mK) Silver 406 Copper 385 Aluminum 205 Brass 109 Iron 80 Steel 50

Grandma’s silver spoons

 radiation Heat as moving light Radiation is the heat transfer by electromagnetic waves – thermal light waves - invisible to the eyes thermal radiation is a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum – waves are characterized by their frequency or wavelength different colors in the visible correspond to different wavelengths from red to blue

electromagnetic spectrum microwaves, cell phones thermal radiation TV radio waves x-rays visible

visible electromagnetic waves: LIGHT shorter wavelength  more energy visible light thermal radiation UV radiation produces sunburn

Thermal Radiation The warmth you feel from the sun is the sun’s thermal radiation It travels through the vacuum of space to reach earth, no material is necessary (takes 8 minutes) you can feel its effects even though you cannot see the radiation. you can feel the thermal radiation from a fireplace

What produces thermal radiation? all objects whose temperature is above absolute zero emit thermal radiation The hotter the object, the more radiation it emits, the amount of radiation is ~ T4 We all continuously emit thermal radiation We also absorb it from objects and people around us If we just emitted radiation we would eventually cool to absolute zero!

Emission and Absorption are balanced

Thermal radiation spectrum The intensity of radiation increases with temperature the color shifts toward the blue at higher temperatures The UV radiation from the sun is just beyond the violet (11,000 F)

sources of thermal radiation the incandescent light bulb ( the ones that have a filament) are sources of both visible light and heat. when electricity flows through a wire it gets hot. it emits radiation even though you can’t see it as it gets hotter it glows red then orange then white tungsten filament, can get very hot and not melt evacuated glass bulb

Radiation emitted by hot objects The hotter they are, the more they emit the efficiency with which an object emits thermal radiation is characterized be a parameter called its emissive  e e is a number between 0 and 1 a good emitter has an e close to 1 a poor emitter has an e close to 0

good emitters are good absorbers an object that is a good emitter is also a good absorber of thermal radiation a poor emitter is also a poor absorber generally dark, dull objects are the best emitters/absorbers shinny objects are poor emitters/absorbers If you do not want the edges of your pie to burn, you wrap it in aluminum foil

good/bad emitters-Leslie’s cube infrared radiation sensor copper cube filled with hot water this side is painted black

Practical considerations wear light clothing in summer  light clothing absorbs less sunlight cover all body parts in winter  warm body parts (like your head) emit radiation

thermal radiation all objects that are at a temperature above absolute zero emit thermal radiation (waves) the higher the temp, the more they emit the color (wavelength) of the emitted waves goes from redorangeyellow blue as the temperature increases

seeing behind closed doors we can “see” behind closed doors because of the heat signature left by warm objects on walls Infrared sensors can pick up temp- erature differences of 0.05 degrees C.

Which one is best? silvered evacuated un-silvered and un-evacuated

Why are the poles colder than the equatorial regions? SUN More of the Sun’s energy per unit area falls on the equatorial regions compared to the polar regions the earth reflects about 30% of incident solar energy without the atmosphere the earth would be 30C cooler!

infrared radiation is trapped The Greenhouse effect Sun’s visible light infrared radiation is trapped C O2 EARTH http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/

Effect of CO2 the sun’s visible light can penetrate through the atmosphere to the earth’s surface where it heats it the visible light energy is converted to thermal light energy the thermal radiation is reflected from CO2 in the atmosphere

Greenhouse effect concentrations of CO2 have been increasing  rise in earth’s temperature same effect occurs in your car during the day.

James Hansen NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Columbia University, NY Born 1941 Denison, IA PhD 1967 Univ. Iowa MS 1965 Univ. Iowa BA 1963 Univ. Iowa http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/dots_feb2007.ppt

Temperature change 1880-2003

1960-2020

Global warming issues http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ Is the buildup of Greenhouse gases due to human activity (anthropogenic)? (NRC 2001) Because of the large and still uncertain level of natural variability inherent in the climate record and the uncertainties in the time histories of the various forcing agents (and particularly aerosols), a causal linkage between the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the observed climate changes during the 20th century cannot be unequivocally established. The IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) 2/2/07: “global warming is “very likely” caused by man.

The ozone layer- a related issue but different ozone, O3 is a naturally occurring trace element in the atmosphere It absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation, especially the harmful UV-B rays it is destroyed by Cfc’s (chlorofluorocarbons) loss affects us and environment