In the present study, we use the Monte-Carlo (MC) method to simulate radiative heat transfer in three-dimensional inhomogeneous scattering unit cube with black or gray walls. The results show that the averaging method of non-uniform radiative properties in each medium element has influence on the results. One reasonable averaging method has been employed in our model. In mean while, several characters of exchange factor have been employed to estimate the performance of pseudo-random numbers generator and the numerical uncertainty of MC simulation.

Issue Section:
Technical Notes
Keywords:
heat radiation, scattering, Monte Carlo methods, digital simulation, Heat Transfer, Monte Carlo, Participating Media, Radiation, Scattering, Three-Dimensional
Topics:
Electromagnetic scattering, Radiation scattering, Radiative heat transfer, Scattering (Physics), Simulation, Emissivity
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