Numerical simulation of non-Fourier effects in combined heat transfer

Abstract

The non-Fourier effects on transient and steady temperature distribution in combined heat transfer are studied. The processes of coupled conduction and radiation heat transfer in grey, absorbing, emitting, scattering, one-dimensional medium with black boundary surfaces are analysed numerically. The hyperbolic heat conduction equation is solved by flux splitting method, and the radiative transfer equation is solved by P1 approximate method. The transient thermal responses obtained from non-Fourier heat conduction equation are compared with those obtained from the Fourier heat conduction equation. The results show that the non-Fourier effect can be important when the conduction to radiation parameter and the thermal relaxation time are larger. Further, the radiation effect is more pronounced at small values of single scattering albedo and conduction to radiation parameters. Analysis results indicate that the internal radiation in the medium significantly influences the wave nature.