Modeling the role of microstructural parameters in radiative heat transfer through disordered fibrous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 4629-4637

  Tahir, M A ^a   Tafreshi, H Vahedi ^a   Hosseini, S A ^a   Pourdeyhimi, B ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrous media; Insulation materials; Radiation modeling; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; CONSTANT POROSITIES; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DISORDERED MEDIA; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBROUS INSULATION; FIBROUS MEDIA; FIBROUS MEDIUM; HEAT INSULATION; INPUT VALUES; INSULATION MATERIALS; INTERNAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; MODELING APPROACH; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; PACKING FRACTIONS; RADIATION MODELING; RADIATIVE HEAT; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; SPECULAR SURFACE; STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATING MATERIALS; RAY TRACING; THERMAL INSULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIBERS;

EID: 77955513825     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.06.030     Document Type: Article

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