Y.S. Sun, B.W. Li. Chebyshev collocation spectral method for one-dimensional radiative heat transfer in graded index. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 48(4): 691-698. download

Abstract: Chebyshev spectral collocation method based on discrete ordinates equation is developed to solve radiative transfer problems in a one-dimensional absorbing, emitting and scattering semi transparent slab with spatially variable refractive index. For radiative transfer equation, the angular domain is discretized by discrete ordinates method, and the spatial domain is discretized by Chebyshev collocation spectral method. Due to the exponential convergence of spectral methods, a very high accuracy can be obtained even using few nodes for present problems. Numerical results by the Chebyshev collocation spectral-discrete ordinates method (SP-DOM) are compared with those available data in references. Effects of refractive index gradient on radiative intensity are studied for space dependent scattering media. The results show that SP-DOM has a good accuracy and efficiency for solving radiative heat transfer problems in even spatially varying absorbing, emitting, scattering, and graded index media.