Combined conductive-radiative heat transfer analysis in complex geometry using the Monte Carlo method

Abstract : Deterministic methods are commonly used to solve the heat balance equation in three-dimensional (3D) geometries.This article presents a preliminary study to the use of a stochastic method for the computation of the temperature in complex 3D geometries where the combined conductive and radiative heat transfers are coupled in the porous solid phase. The Monte Carlo algorithm and its results are validated by a comparison with the results obtained with a conventional finite-volume method.