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The terms and definitions included in this glossary were taken from "ASHRAE Terminology of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration".
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radiance


total radiant flux emitted from a surface through unit projected area by unit solid angle. It includes the self-emitted radiation plus reflections from sources other than the object evaluated as interpreted from the direction of measurement. The term intensity of radiation is sometimes used as a synonym for radiance. See also radiosity.

 





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