A Monte Carlo simulation of radiative heat through fibrous media: Effects of boundary conditions and microstructural parameters

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 935-941

  Arambakam, R ^a   Hosseini, S A ^a   Tafreshi, H Vahedi ^a   Pourdeyhimi, B ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrous media; High temperature insulation; Radiative heat transfer; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; DIAMETER RATIO; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBROUS INSULATION; FIBROUS MEDIA; FIBROUS MEDIUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE-CARLO RAY TRACING; ORDERED CONFIGURATION; PACKING FRACTIONS; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; RADIATIVE HEAT; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE PREDICTION; VIEW FACTOR;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAY TRACING;

FIBERS;

EID: 79953178167     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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