A monte carlo method for the simulation of transient radiation heat transfer: Application to compound honeycomb transparent insulation

Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-136

  Schweiger, H ^a   Oliva, A ^a   Costa, M ^a   Perez Segarra, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; TRANSPARENCY;

TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

EID: 0032630424     PISSN: 10407790     EISSN: 15210626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077999276036     Document Type: Article

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