Estimate the flux density of the radiation emitted from the solar photosphere.
Estimate the flux density of the radiation emitted from the solar photosphere.
Earth's atmospheric magnetic flux density is 7.0 mT near the north pole. Near the equator, a power density of 4 kW/m^2 exists from sunlight. A) Determine values for electric and magnetic field strengths due to solar electromagnetic radiation and magnetic flux density of solar EM radiation. B) Compare magnetic flux density of Earth and solar radiation.
Calculate the percentage of the total radiation flux emitted in the visible light (0.4 - 0.7 um) from the sun. Assume Tsun = 5770K.
Calculate the expected solar radiative flux at our latitude (40°N) at solar noon (time of peak radiation) at three times of year: equinox, and both summer and winter solstice. (Please ignore the role of the atmosphere here – in other words calculate your answer as if there were no atmosphere altering the incoming radiation.)
the flux of solar radiation near the Earth orbi is j = 1370 watt/m^2. Calculate the solar energy power P in watts, which can be received by a space statin with the cross section area S = 1000 m^2.
A solar collector is irradiated by solar flux and a diffuse atmospheric flux. The solar flux is 1000 W/m2, and the angle of incidence is 45°. The effective blackbody sky temperature is 244 K, and the blackbody solar temperature is 5785 K. The collector is a nongray, isothermal diffuse surface with spectral hemispherical emissivity as shown. What is the net radiant flux absorbed by the collector? = 45° T.= 244 K 1000 W/m2 0.9 0.1 T 320 K 2.2 um...
15. Homework: A body is emitting radiation with the following idealized spectrum of monochromatic flux density: i<0.35um F = 0 0.35 um <<0.50 um F, = 1.0Wm-um- 0.50 um<<0.70 um F, = 0.5Wm-um-? 0.70 um <i<1.00 um F,-0.2Wm-um-1 2 >1.00 um F, = 0 Calculate the flux density of the radiation.
Daily total solar radiation for a specified location in Florida in October has a probability density function given by - 4)(6-y), 4 Sy s6, fly) = elsewhere, with measurements in hundreds of calories. Find the expected daily solar radiation for October, in hundreds of calories. E(Y) = hundred calories
In a stellar atmosphere, the radiation intensity passing through various layers is given as Iout = (Iin)e(−τ) . a) How large must the optical depth through a material be for the material to absorb 50% of the incident photons, as in the solar photosphere? b) Regions in the solar chromosphere have an optical depth of τ = 0.1. What fraction of the Sun’s radiation intensity is transmitted through this region? c) In the optically thin limit, Iout = Iin*e−τ reduces...
4. A space boat is to be designed such that the solar radiation power on its sail counters the sun's gravitational force. Assume that total weight of the boat is 1000 kg Calculate the surface area of the sail Note: The mean distance between earth and sun is 1.5x1011m, the mass of the sun is 1.99x1030kg, the gravitational constant is 6.67x10-11m/s2, the total solar radiation power density on earth is 1.4 kW/m2
4. A space boat is to be designed...
7. Calculate monthly average of daily global solar radiation on a horizontal surface verag solar day hours are 10 hours. Angstrom's constant for Ahmedabad are a 0.28 (Ans. 28270 kJ/m2. day erage value of solar radiation on a horizontal surface for June 22 located in Ahmedabad, (22° o0'N, 73° 10 E) for the month of Apri. A b = 0.48. at the latitude of 10 N, if constants a and b are given as equ day is 0.55 8. Estimate...