ASNT Level III- Visual & Optical Testing
My Level III Self Study Notes
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1.3.4 Spectral Emissivity<br />
No known radiator has the same emissive power as a blackbody. The ratio of<br />
a radiator's output at any wavelength to that of a blackbody at the same<br />
temperature and the same wavelength is known as the radiator's spectral<br />
emissivity ε(λ).<br />
1.3.5 Graybody Radiation<br />
When the spectral emissivity is uniform for all wavelengths, the radiator is<br />
known as a graybody. No known radiator has a uniform spectral emissivity for<br />
all visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. In the visible region, a carbon<br />
filament exhibits very nearly uniform emissivity and is nearly a graybody.<br />
Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang