Sequential function approximation of the radiative transfer equation
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Heat transfer in a radiatively participating medium involves higher coupling than is typical for pure conduction and/or convection problems. Consequently, standard discretizing techniques such as partitioning regions of a finite volume domain on separate processors are inefficient. Additionally, standard angular decompositions may introduce discontinuities into the solution which are difficult to model accurately. A scalable method for parallelizing the radiative transport equation is presented. A standard discrete ordinates formulation is used to transform the integro-differential equation into a system of partial differential equations. The resulting system of equations is then solved by an optimal grid-independent, sequential-function approach that captures discontinuities accurately without additional user interaction. Results for one- and two-dimensional cases are given.
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Thomson, David Lee. "Sequential function approximation of the radiative transfer equation." (2000) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19560.