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Title: Fast, narrow-band computer model for radiation calculations

Journal Article · · Numerical Heat Transfer. Part B, Fundamentals
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  1. Lund Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Fire Safety Engineering

A fast, narrow-band computer model, FASTNB, which predicts the radiation intensity in a general nonisothermal and nonhomogeneous combustion environment, has been developed. The spectral absorption coefficients of the combustion products, including carbon dioxide, water vapor, and soot, are calculated based on the narrow-band model. FASTNB provides an accurate calculation at reasonably high speed. Compared with Grosshandler`s narrow-band model, RADCAL, which has been verified quite extensively against experimental measurements, FASTNB is more than 20 times faster and gives almost exactly the same results.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
452188
Journal Information:
Numerical Heat Transfer. Part B, Fundamentals, Vol. 31, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Jan-Feb 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English