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Combined conduction and radiation in a two-layer planar medium with flux boundary condition

Journal Article · · Numer. Heat Transfer; (United States)

The interaction of conduction and radiation is investigated under both transient and steady-state conditions for an absorbing, emitting, and isotropically scattering two-layer slab having opaque coverings at both boundaries. The slab is subjected to an externally applied constant heat flux at one boundary surface and dissipates heat by radiation into external ambients from both boundary surfaces. An analytic approach is applied to solve the radiation part of the problem, and a finite-difference scheme is used to solve the conduction part. The effects of the conduction-to-radiation parameter, the single scattering albedo, the optical thickness, and the surface emissivity on the temperature distribution are examined.

Research Organization:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695
OSTI ID:
6556845
Journal Information:
Numer. Heat Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: Numer. Heat Transfer; (United States) Vol. 11:3; ISSN NUHTD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English