IMPLICIT SOLUTION SCHEME TO IMPROVE CONVERGENCE RATE IN RADIATIVE TRANSFER PROBLEMS
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals
- Vol. 22 (3) , 251-272
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10407799208944983
Abstract
When the radiation transfer equation is solved to obtain radiant heat fluxes in an enclosure, convergence to a solution becomes slow as the medium becomes more strongly participating. This article identifies the cause of slow convergence and develops an implicit solution method thai greatly enhances the convergence rate and reduces the solution cost. The solution procedure is demonstrated using the finite-volume method, but it should apply to other methods as well.Keywords
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