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ISSN Online: 2379-1748

ISBN Flash Drive: 978-1-56700-431-1

ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-430-4

First Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
August, 9-12, 2015 , New York City, USA

CONTINUUM RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER MODELING IN MULTI-COMPONENT ANISOTROPIC MEDIA IN THE LIMIT OF GEOMETRICAL OPTICS

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DOI: 10.1615/TFESC1.prm.013198

Abstract

Continuum-scale equations of radiative transfer and corresponding boundary conditions are derived for a multi-component anisotropic medium consisting of components in the range of geometrical optics. The derivations are obtained by employing the volume-averaging theory. This study generalizes the previous derivations obtained for multi-component isotropic media. The theory presented is applied to radiatively characterize an example two-component anisotropic medium that finds application in solar energy conversion. Its directional, continuum-scale radiative properties are calculated by incorporating the exact morphology obtained by computed tomography. The continuum-scale properties are compared to those predicted assuming an isotropic medium.