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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 70, 2016 - Issue 4
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Finite volume method for radiative transport in multiphase flows with free surfaces

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Pages 347-365 | Received 18 Dec 2015, Accepted 11 Mar 2016, Published online: 13 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

A mathematical model which can describe flows of a number of immiscible fluids at high temperatures, where the radiative heat transfer cannot be neglected, is presented. It combines an interface-capturing multiphase model and the P-1 radiation model chosen for its simplicity. A finite volume method is utilized to discretize the governing equations and the solution methodology is based on the SIMPLE algorithm.

The model implementation is verified on a number of simple problems. The numerical experiments show a good agreement with analytical solutions or results which could be found in literature. A cooling of a gas–liquid system inside a rotating tank is also simulated. The results show that a coupled modeling of the motion of a number of fluids and all fundamental modes of heat transfer are important. Neglecting the convective transport and resulting redistribution of phases, or neglecting the radiative heat transfer, could result in significant modeling errors.

Nomenclature

a=

absorption coefficient

aφ, bφ=

coefficients of discretized equations

Aφ, bφ=

coefficient matrix and source vector

cv=

specific heat

Cg=

linear-anisotropic phase function coefficient

C, D, EV, ES=

coefficients in generic transport equation

d=

distance vector

fb=

body force

ij=

Cartesian bese vector

I=

unit tensor

G=

incident radiation

k=

thermal conductivity

=

mass flux

n=

refractive index

nph=

number of phases

p=

pressure

qh=

heat flux vector

qG=

radiative energy flux

s=

surface vector

S=

surface

t=

time

T=

temperature

T=

Cauchy stress tensor

v=

velocity vector

vS=

surface velocity vector

vj=

Cartesian velocity component

V=

volume

=

volume flux

xj=

Cartesian coordinates

αi=

phase volume fraction

βp=

underrelaxation factor

γϕ=

blending factor

ε=

emissivity

μ=

viscosity

ρ=

density

σ=

Stefan–Boltzmann constant

σs=

scattering coefficient

ϕ=

generic variable

Subscripts=
B=

boundary

f=

cell-face centers

i=

phase index

in=

initial

P, N=

cell centers

w=

wall

ϕ=

solution variable

Superscript=
m=

time-step counter

T=

transpose

=

correction

Nomenclature

a=

absorption coefficient

aφ, bφ=

coefficients of discretized equations

Aφ, bφ=

coefficient matrix and source vector

cv=

specific heat

Cg=

linear-anisotropic phase function coefficient

C, D, EV, ES=

coefficients in generic transport equation

d=

distance vector

fb=

body force

ij=

Cartesian bese vector

I=

unit tensor

G=

incident radiation

k=

thermal conductivity

=

mass flux

n=

refractive index

nph=

number of phases

p=

pressure

qh=

heat flux vector

qG=

radiative energy flux

s=

surface vector

S=

surface

t=

time

T=

temperature

T=

Cauchy stress tensor

v=

velocity vector

vS=

surface velocity vector

vj=

Cartesian velocity component

V=

volume

=

volume flux

xj=

Cartesian coordinates

αi=

phase volume fraction

βp=

underrelaxation factor

γϕ=

blending factor

ε=

emissivity

μ=

viscosity

ρ=

density

σ=

Stefan–Boltzmann constant

σs=

scattering coefficient

ϕ=

generic variable

Subscripts=
B=

boundary

f=

cell-face centers

i=

phase index

in=

initial

P, N=

cell centers

w=

wall

ϕ=

solution variable

Superscript=
m=

time-step counter

T=

transpose

=

correction

Acknowledgment

We would like to thank Dr Gopalendu Pal for some useful suggestions.

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