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Blocking Radiation

Blocking Radiation

Blocking Radiation

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Hi, I am making a heat shield to block unwanted waste heat from radiation.  It is for an aluminum casting process.  The shield is currently a sandwich of stainless steel plates with insulation board in between.  Does anyone know anything else I can alter on the shield to help reflect/block the radiation? So far I've been thinking about surface finish.
Thanks!

RE: Blocking Radiation

Is the radiation ionizing or non-ionizing radiation?

RE: Blocking Radiation

a radiation shield does not require blocks of insulating pads  between sheets. Just a series of sheets separated by a minimal gap works fine. It helps to include details that minimize thermal distortion.

Most thermal radiation heat transfer textbooks include a section on designing and analyzing heat shields. The effect of modifying the surface emmissivity  is a standard deisng parameter.

RE: Blocking Radiation

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Thanks for all your help guys!  I'll be looking into what you said.

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