Monte Carlo simulation of radiative heat transfer in arrays of fixed discrete surfaces using cell-to-cell photon transport

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2811-2819

  Palmer, Bruce J ^a   Drost, M Kevin ^a   Welty, James R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SURFACES;

CELL TO CELL PHOTON TRANSPORT; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION;

HEAT RADIATION;

EID: 0030244328     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00340-1     Document Type: Article

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