Ultraspherical-polynomials approximation to the radiative heat transfer in a slab with reflective boundaries
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES, cilt.47, sa.2, ss.112-125, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.01.027
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.112-125
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The ultraspherical-polynomials approximation or the P-N((lambda)) method, which is obtained by incorporating all approximations that employ ultraspherical polynomials into a unified form, is applied to the radiative transfer problem in plane-parallel, absorbing, emitting, non-isothermal, gray medium with linearly anisotropic scattering. The unique P-N((lambda)) formulation provides a simple means to make comparative assessments and to analyze some qualitative aspects of various ultraspherical-polynomials approximations. Effects of the order of approximation, optical thickness, specular reflection, anisotropic scattering, and change of the source term on results are investigated for different pre-selected values of lambda, each leading to a different approximation. All results obtained by the P-N((lambda)) method are consistent in themselves, equiconvergent, and in good agreement with the comparable data in literature and with the results obtained from the computational fluid dynamics code FLUENT. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.