Radiative heat transfer analysis in emitting-absorbing-scattering media by the Monte Carlo method. Anisotropic scattering effects.

The use of the Monte Carlo method in radiative heat transfer is reviewed. The review covers surface-surface, enclosure, and participating media problems. Discussion is included of research on the fundamentals of the method and on applications to surface-surface interchange in enclosures, exchange between surfaces with roughness characteristics, determination of configuration factors, inverse design, transfer through packed beds and fiber layers, participating media, scattering, hybrid methods, spectrally dependent problems including media with line structure, effects of using parallel algorithms, practical applications, and extensions of the method. Conclusions are presented on needed future work and the place of Monte Carlo techniques in radiative heat transfer computations.

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Radiative heat transfer modelling in a concentrated solar energy bubbling fluidized bed receiver using the Monte Carlo Method

Journal of Physics Conference Series ◽

10.1088/1742-6596/369/1/012030 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 369 ◽

pp. 012030 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Germain Baud ◽

Jean Jacques Bezian ◽

Mouna El Hafi ◽

Gabriel Olalde

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Monte Carlo ◽

Monte Carlo Method ◽

Fluidized Bed ◽

Radiative Heat Transfer ◽

Radiative Heat ◽

Concentrated Solar Energy ◽

The Monte Carlo Method ◽

Bubbling Fluidized Bed ◽

Transfer Modelling

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A Quasi-Monte Carlo method to compute scattering effects in radiative heat transfer: Application to a sooted jet flame

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer ◽

10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.120915 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 168 ◽

pp. 120915

Author(s):

K. Torres-Monclard ◽

O. Gicquel ◽

R. Vicquelin

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Monte Carlo ◽

Monte Carlo Method ◽

Radiative Heat Transfer ◽

Radiative Heat ◽

Jet Flame ◽

Quasi Monte Carlo ◽

Scattering Effects

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Numerical Radiation Exchange in Rectangular Micro- and Mini-Channels Using the Monte Carlo Method

Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials ◽

10.1115/es2015-49405 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas R. Amundson ◽

Rebecca N. Webb

Keyword(s):

Heat Transfer ◽

Monte Carlo ◽

Monte Carlo Method ◽

Aspect Ratio ◽

Radiative Heat Transfer ◽

Radiative Heat ◽

Incidence Angle ◽

Incident Angle ◽

The Monte Carlo Method ◽

Mini Channels

The addition of appropriately shaped macroscale structures to a surface results in a directionally selective surface capable of high absorption of direct solar radiation and low hemispherical emission. This work investigates the effect of adding sub-macroscale structures to a smooth surface on net radiative heat transfer. The Monte Carlo method was used to characterize the net radiative heat transfer of rectangular micro- and mini-channels. The effects of varying the aspect ratio, surface absorptivity, and incident angle were determined. The effect of diffuse and specular reflections was also examined. For a diffuse surface, as the absorptivity increases so does the net heat transfer however, higher incident angles result in lower net heat transfer. For a specular surface, net heat transfer increases with both incidence angle and aspect ratio. In general, deeper channels increase net heat transfer. The effect of channel periodicity was also examined. In general, shorter periods increase net heat transfer when normalized by system length.

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