[Radiance-general] Infrared scene simulation

[Greg Ward]

Sorry, Alex -- it's not really my area of expertise.

Anyone else care to suggest something?

-Greg

> From: Alexander Utz <AlexanderUtz at web.de>
> Date: May 29, 2009 10:36:58 AM PDT
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> first of all thank you for your answer.
>
> I'm aware that modelling infrared radiation as a visible color  
> doesn't make sense in that way. I just wasn't able do figure out  
> how to create a source with the corresponding energy. In my  
> application there would be on esource - a blackbody - at several  
> degrees above roomtemperatur. I want to know the amount of energy  
> which arrives at a certain area within the scene also regarding the  
> energy emerging from other object in "sight" of the detector area.
>
> I thought it might be possible to model the surfaces of these other  
> objects as radiation sources as well, according to their  
> temperature (which will be about 20°C) and emessivities/ 
> reflectances in the far infrared. When searching for a solution I  
> appeared to me that radiance was the most promissing tool - but if  
> you say it's not possible I fear I will have to search on.
>
> Maybe you know a better alternative?
>
> Thanks,
> Alex