Definition and evaluation of mean beam lengths for Applications in multidimensional radiative heat transfer: A mathematically self-consistent approach

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 130, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Yuen, Walter W ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC RELATIONS; BEAM LENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL CODES; ENGINEERING COMMUNITY; EXCHANGE FACTORS; FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; RADIATIVE EXCHANGE; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; SELF-CONSISTENT APPROACH; THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 77955264640     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2969752     Document Type: Article

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