Finite element method for modeling radiative transfer in semitransparent graded index cylindrical medium

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 110, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1085-1096

  Zhang, L ^a   Zhao, J M ^a   Liu, L H ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cylindrical coordinate system; Finite element method; Graded index medium; Radiative transfer equation; Semitransparent medium

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISCRETIZATION; AXISYMMETRY; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATE SYSTEM; CYLINDRICAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE APPROACH; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; GALERKIN; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; GRADED INDEX; GRADED INDEX MEDIUM; GRADED REFRACTIVE INDICES; LEAST SQUARES FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; LEAST-SQUARES FINITE ELEMENTS; NONPHYSICAL OSCILLATIONS; NUMERICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL STABILITIES; POLE CONDITION; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; REFRACTIVE-INDEX DISTRIBUTION; SEMITRANSPARENT MEDIUM;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES; CURVE FITTING; GALERKIN METHODS; HEAT RADIATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CYLINDER; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 67349170077     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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