A PROCEDURE FOR VIEW FACTOR CALCULATION USING THE FINITE-VOLUME METHOD

This article presents a finite-volume method to calculate view factors between surfaces of control volumes. A simple approach, which does not lead to the increase in memory requirement with increasing angular grid, is used. The spatial and angular resolution errors are resolved by grid refinements....

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Published inNumerical heat transfer. Part B, Fundamentals Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 23 - 35
Main Authors CHAI, John C, MODER, Jeffrey P, KARKI, Kailash C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Informa UK Ltd 01.07.2001
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Analytical and numerical techniques
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Heat transfer
Physics
Thermal radiation
Thermal radiation
Multigrid
Refinement method
Finite volume method
Numerical method
Curved surface
Radiative transfer
Enclosure
Form factors
Mesh generation
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Summary:This article presents a finite-volume method to calculate view factors between surfaces of control volumes. A simple approach, which does not lead to the increase in memory requirement with increasing angular grid, is used. The spatial and angular resolution errors are resolved by grid refinements. The procedure can handle straight-edged, inclined, and curved boundaries. Blockages due to internal obstructions and boundaries can also be accommodated. Five problems are examined and the exact solutions are reproduced.
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ISSN:1040-7790
1521-0626
DOI:10.1080/104077901300233587