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This book is a part of a set of 4 books which offers students, engineers and researchers advanced knowledge for the design and the elaboration of architectured materials in which the transport of radiative heat is controlled for an energy application (concentrated solar power, radiative cooling, spatial propulsion, matter transformation in manufactured industry). These 4 monographs come from the 14 written courses given during the spring CNRS thematic school MATTER (Architectured Materials for the control of Radiative Heat Transfer: from material elaboration process up to applications in industrial conditions) and organized by the French research network TAMARYS (May 10-15, 2022). This third monograph outlines general considerations concerning the elaboration of dense and porous ceramics and thin films. The principle of sintering is described in the chapter 2 and the relation between radiative properties, microstructure and elaboration processes are highlighted. Practical applications in the field of renewable energy are given.
List of contents
3D characterization of materials by tomography.- Control of thermal emission by nano/micro structuring.- Design of porous materials with controlled (conductive)-radiative properties.
Summary
This book is part of a four-volume set designed to provide students, engineers, and researchers with advanced knowledge for the design and development of architectured materials engineered to control radiative heat transfer in energy-related applications. The series is based on 14 written courses delivered during the CNRS thematic school MATTER (Architectured Materials for the Control of Radiative Heat Transfer: From Material Elaboration Processes to Industrial Applications), held from May 10–15, 2022, and organized by the French research network TAMARYS.
This fourth volume focuses on the numerical design of architectured materials with prescribed radiative and thermal properties. It introduces tomographic techniques for the 3D characterization of materials, including X-ray, TEM, and STEM tomography. Methods for modeling the thermal emission of thin multilayer structures and reverse design strategies using metaheuristic algorithms are presented in detail. The final part is dedicated to porous materials, covering their digital generation, ray tracing techniques, identification of radiative properties, and conductive–radiative coupling. Applications include selective thermal emitters, volumetric solar receivers, and high-temperature heat exchangers.
