Monte Carlo simulation of radiation heat transfer in arrays of fixed discrete surfaces using cell-to-cell photon transport

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7058888

Drost, M K ^[1]; Welty, J R ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Radiation heat transfer in an array of fixed discrete surfaces is an important problem that is particularly difficult to analyze because of the nonhomogeneous and anisotropic optical properties involved. This article presents an efficient Monte Carlo method for evaluating radiation heat transfer in arrays of fixed discrete surfaces. This Monte Carlo model has been optimized to take advantage of the regular arrangement of surfaces often encountered in these arrays. Monte Carlo model predictions have been compared with analytical and experimental results.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7058888
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-20025; CONF-920804-26; ON: DE93001301
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers national heat transfer conference and exposition, San Diego, CA (United States), 9-12 Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
MONTE CARLO METHOD
SOLAR RECEIVERS
PHOTON TRANSPORT
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ENERGY ABSORPTION
SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION
SURFACES
TRAJECTORIES
ABSORPTION
CONVERSION
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
RADIATION TRANSPORT
SIMULATION
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SORPTION
140700* - Solar Thermal Power Systems
661300 - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)