Time-dependent diffusion and transport calculations using a finite-element-spherical harmonics method

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-363

  Aydin, E D ^a   Katsimichas, S ^b   de Oliveira, C R E ^c  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Thermogas SA   (Greece)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy factor g; Finite elements; Monte Carlo; Photon migration; Spherical harmonics; Transient Boltzmann transport equation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION CALCULATIONS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 18144411249     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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