thermal radiation
101Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …
102Mars Radiation Environment Experiment — MARIE, designed to measure radiation, started malfunctioning shortly after a series of strong solar flares occurred in Autumn of 2003 The Martian Radiation Experiment, or MARIE was designed to measure the radiation environment of Mars using an… …
103enhanced radiation weapon — noun A neutron bomb • • • Main Entry: ↑enhance * * * enhanced radiation weapon, a nuclear weapon designed to release large amounts of high energy neutron radiation with lesser blast effects; neutron bomb: »Regular tactical nuclear weapons create… …
104Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging — uses acoustic radiation force to generate images of the mechanical properties of soft tissue. How it worksAcoustic radiation force is a phenomenon associated with the propagation of acoustic waves in attenuating media. Attenuation includes both… …
105Solar thermal collector — A device designed to receive solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy. Normally, a solar thermal collector includes a frame, glazing, and an absorber, together with appropriate insulation. The heat collected by the solar collector may… …
106Planck radiation — Electromagnetic radiation which is in the state of thermal equilibrium at some temperature T. Quantum statistics of bosons results in spectrum of distribution of energy to be described by Planck s black body radiation formula …
107University of Massachusetts Lowell (Radiation Laboratory) — The Radiation Laboratory at UMass Lowell serves the [http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Physics/graduate.htm Department of Applied Physics] among others. The laboratory contains a 1 MW pool type nuclear research reactor (UMLRR) that has been operating since …
108Infrared Radiation — Electromagnetic radiation whose wavelengths lie in the range from 0.75 micrometer to 1000 micrometers; invisible long wavelength radiation (heat) capable of producing a thermal or photovoltaic effect, though less effective than visible light …
109Infrared thermal microscopy — Infrared (IR) thermal microscopy is a widely used tool for microelectronic temperature measurement and failure analysis. It is a non contact measurement technique which utilises naturally emitted infrared radiation from a sample. Commercial IR… …
110Solar Thermal Electric — A process that generates electricity by converting incoming solar radiation to thermal energy …
