Solution of the radiative transfer problems in two-dimensional participating cylindrical medium with isotropic scattering using the SKN approximation

摘要

The SK{sub}N (Synthetic Kernel) approximation is applied to a two-dimensional homogeneous cylindrical participating medium with isotropic scattering. The SK{sub}N equations are tested against benchmark problems consisting of cold homogeneous participating medium. The solutions are compared with those obtained by various methods available in the literature. The SK{sub}3 approximation results for geometries of very large and very small aspect ratios are in excellent agreement with those of benchmark solutions. The SK{sub}3 solutions with moderate aspect ratios are accurate within several percent.