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An Accurate Algorithm for Evaluating Radiative Heat Transfer in a Randomly Packed Bed
Civil and Computational Engineering Centre, School of Engineering, Swansea University, SA28PP, UK
Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences 2009, 49(2), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2009.049.143
Abstract
Motivated by Hottel's crossed-string method, this paper presents an accurate algorithm for the evaluation of the geometric view factors in a randomly packed bed of circular particles of various sizes. The radiative heat exchange can thus be predicted accurately. The solution procedure is illustrated and the solution accuracy is assessed via a numerical example.Keywords
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