Title: Some new computational models of radiative heat transfer in participating media

Authors: Piotr Furmanski, Jerzy Banaszek

Addresses: Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 25, Warszawa 00-665, Poland. ' Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Nowowiejska 25, Warszawa 00-665, Poland

Abstract: The paper presents two integral formulations of radiative heat transfer in emitting, absorbing and scattering media. These formulations are the basis for application of the boundary element method (BEM) and the finite element method (FEM) for a single mode or combined modes heat transfer problems where radiation plays a significant role. Examples of application of the method to analysis of radiative heat transfer in internal combustion engines and in thermal insulations are given.

Keywords: radiative heat transfer; numerical model; participating media; FEM; BEM; boundary element method; finite element method; radiation; internal combustion engines; thermal insulations.

DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2005.006756

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal, 2005 Vol.5 No.3/4/5, pp.222 - 229

Published online: 05 Apr 2005 *

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