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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 46, 2004 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

RADIATION MODELING OF STATIONARY FUSED SILICA RODS AND FIBERS HEATED BY CO2 LASER IRRADIATION

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Pages 115-130 | Received 01 Oct 2003, Accepted 01 Feb 2004, Published online: 17 Aug 2010
 

Abstract

This study presents a heat transfer model for a stationary fused silica rod heated by a CO2 laser. During laser heating, the effect of fused silica being modeled to be opaque or semitransparent to laser irradiation is studied. The radiative heat transfer caused by the emission of fused silica is modeled using the zonal method, and compared to the Rosseland diffusion approximation. The spectral dependence of the fused silica absorption coefficient in semitransparent wavelengths is approximated by a two-band model. The weighted-sum-of-gray-gas (WSGG) method is used to calculate the radiative source term. The governing equation with conduction and radiation heat transfer is solved by the finite-volume method. The importance of modeling the effects of laser energy penetration below the fused silica surface during heating, especially for small diameter fibers, is discussed. The importance of radiative heat transfer in fused silica is also discussed. Around 25 K in temperature difference is observed when the diffusion approximation is used in place of the zonal method to model the radiative transfer in fused silica.

Acknowledgments

Financial support by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research is gratefully acknowledged.

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