Radiative Heat Transfer in Absorbing, Emitting and Scattering Media Using the Monte Carlo Method

Abstract

The Monte Carlo Method was used to solve for the radiative transfer in two problems involving the one-dimensional infinite parallel planes system. The media between the planes included a suspension of particles which absorb, emit and scatter anisotropically. One example problem showed results agreeing with a solution obtained by the classical series substitution method. A second indicated that for conditions approximating those of an industrial combustion chamber with suspended solids, the radiative heat transfer is influenced primarily by the absorbing properties of the suspension rather than by its scattering properties.