Hot gas drives Thermal emission · Physical Transformation Atlas

Conditions

a flame or a heated emitter radiating

Evidence · 2

[1]
A. LaPotin, et al.. Thermophotovoltaic efficiency of 40% (2022)
Nature 604, 287–291 · doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04473-y · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
[2]
A. Bejan. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (4th ed.) (2016)
Wiley · doi:10.1002/9781119245964 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Thermal emission, the phenomenon it is about.

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

family: Thermophotovoltaic (C.07)

D.01 × C.07 · Temperature gradient × Thermophotovoltaic · Established

Uses of this claim

recorded pathways · 1

Combustion-driven micro-thermophotovoltaic generatordemonstrated · 7 steps

other enumerated routes · 5

Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Hot gas → Thermal emission → Light4/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Hot gas → Thermal emission → Light4/4 established · candidate
Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Hot gas → Thermal emission → Photons → Photothermal absorption → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Hot gas → Thermal emission → Photons → Photovoltaic effect → Electron–hole pairs → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Hot gas → Thermal emission → Photons → Photothermal absorption → Heat flow → Useful heat7/7 established · candidate

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:hot-gas-drives-thermal-emission: Hot gas —drives→ Thermal emission. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/hot-gas-drives-thermal-emission

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