WPTherml

WPTherml models and designs multilayer materials with tailored thermal and optical properties for thermal energy management and radiation control.

Key Features:

• Optical and Thermal Property Design: Enables design of materials with customized optical and thermal properties for optimizing energy-related device performance.
• Classical Electrodynamics Approach: Implements the Transfer Matrix Method (TMM) within classical electrodynamics to solve Maxwell's equations for layered isotropic media.
• Multilayer Class Integration: Provides a multilayer class that links rigorous electrodynamics calculations to figures of merit relevant to thermal applications.
• Extensibility: Architected to support extensions for additional scientific and engineering analyses.

Scientific Applications:

• Solar Thermal Systems: Enables design and optimization of spectral absorbers and emitters for solar thermal applications.
• Thermophotovoltaics: Supports evaluation of spectral emissivity and absorptivity for thermophotovoltaic energy conversion.
• Advanced Insulation Materials: Facilitates tailoring of radiative properties for advanced insulation and thermal management materials.
• Radiative Heat Management: Enables precise control of absorption and emission and optimization of heat-to-radiation conversion.

Methodology:

Applies classical electrodynamics via the Transfer Matrix Method (TMM) to solve Maxwell's equations for layered isotropic media and to analyze and optimize multilayer nanostructures.