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Effects Of Radiation And Egr On Pollutant Formation In High-Pressure Constant Volume Spray Combustion, Khaled Mosharraf Mosharraf Mukut Jul 2019

Effects Of Radiation And Egr On Pollutant Formation In High-Pressure Constant Volume Spray Combustion, Khaled Mosharraf Mosharraf Mukut

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Soot formation is a complex process and the actual soot formation methodology is still a mystery. Numerically modeling of soot requires successful coupling of turbulence, chemistry and radiation modeling. In the present study, a comprehensive sensitivity study is conducted to see the effect of radiation and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on soot and NOX formation in a high pressure spray combustion scenario. The spray-A case (n-dodecane as fuel) from Engine Combustion Network (ECN) is used as the target condition. Two different soot modeling approaches have been considered: a semi-empirical two-equation model and a method of moments with interpolative closure (MOMIC). …


Development Of A Quasi-Monte Carlo Method For Thermal Radiation, Joseph Farmer Apr 2019

Development Of A Quasi-Monte Carlo Method For Thermal Radiation, Joseph Farmer

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Radiative heat transfer in participating media is among the most challenging computational engineering problems due to the complex nonlinear, nonlocal nature of radiation transport. Many approximate methods have been developed in order to resolve radiative heat transfer in participating media; but approximate methods, by the nature of their approximations, suffer from various shortcomings both in terms of accuracy and robustness. The only methods that can resolve radiative transfer accurately in all configurations are the statistical Monte Carlo-based methods. While the Monte Carlo (MC) method is the most accurate method for resolving radiative heat transfer, it is also notoriously computationally prohibitive …


An Efficient Monte Carlo-Based Solver For Thermal Radiation In Participating Media, Joseph Farmer, Somesh Roy Jan 2019

An Efficient Monte Carlo-Based Solver For Thermal Radiation In Participating Media, Joseph Farmer, Somesh Roy

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Monte Carlo-based solvers, while well-suited for accurate calculation of complex thermal radiation transport problems in participating media, are often deemed computationally unattractive for use in the solution of real-world problems. The main disadvantage of Monte Carlo (MC) solvers is their slow convergence rate and relatively high computational cost. This work presents a novel approach based on a low-discrepancy sequence (LDS) and is proposed for reducing the error bound of a Monte Carlo-based radiation solver. Sobols sequence – an LDS generated with a bit-by-bit exclusive-or operator – is used to develop a quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) solver for thermal radiation in this …