The combined radiative integral equations and finite-element method for radiation in anisotropic scattering media

摘要

A combined procedure of the radiative integral equation and finite-element method (IEFEM) is proposed for handling radiative heat transfer in linearly anisotropic scattering media. The IEFEM can eliminate the angular discretization and easily handle irregular geometries. The present work provides a solution of radiative transfer in rectangular and irregular quadrilateral enclosures containing participating media. The influences of emissivities, albedos, and anisotropy on the boundary fluxes or incident intensity have been analyzed. Compared with the results in published references, the present IEFEM has no limitation to geometry and can predict the radiative heat transfer in linearly anisotropic scattering media accurately.