Optically Thick Participating Medium
This node should be used when radiation occurs in a medium with high optical thickness. It models the heating due to the propagation of the rays by modifying the thermal conductivity with
where nr is the refractive index (dimensionless), σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (SI unit: W/(m2·K4)), and βR is the extinction coefficient.
Model Input
This section has fields and values that are inputs to expressions that define material properties. If such user-defined property groups are added, the model inputs appear here.
Temperature
This section is available when temperature-dependent material properties are used. By default the temperature of the parent interface is used and the section is not editable. To edit the Temperature field, click Make All Model Inputs Editable (). The available options are User defined (default), Common model input (the minput.T variable, set to 293.15 [K] by default) and all temperature variables from the physics interfaces included in the model. To edit the minput.T variable, click the Go to Source button (), and in the Common Model Inputs node under Global Definitions, set a value for the Temperature in the Expression for remaining selection section.
Optically Thick Participating Medium
This section sets the method of definition of the properties of the participating medium.
First, define the Refractive index nr (dimensionless) of the participating medium.The default value, 1, is usually a good approximation for air refractive index.
Then, depending on the available quantities, the extinction coefficient βR can be specified directly or defined as the sum of the absorption and scattering coefficients. Also see Rosseland Approximation Theory.
The following options are available from the Specify media properties list:
Absorption and scattering coefficients (default): in this case βR is defined as βR = κ + σs and the Absorption and Scattering sections display underneath.
Extinction coefficient: the default Rosseland mean extinction coefficient βR should be specified directly.
Absorption
This section sets the absorption property of the participating medium. It is available when Absorption and scattering coefficients is selected from the Specify media properties list. The Absorption coefficient κ should be specified. It defines the amount of radiation, κI(Ω), that is absorbed by the medium.
Scattering
This section sets the scattering property of the participating medium, and is available when Absorption and scattering coefficients is selected from the Specify media properties list. The Scattering coefficient σs should be specified..
See Participating Medium (Radiation in Participating Medium Interface) for the modeling of linear or polynomial anisotropic scattering.
Radiative Cooling of a Glass Plate: Application Library path Heat_Transfer_Module/Thermal_Radiation/glass_plate
Location in User Interface
Context menus
Heat Transfer in Solids>Solid>Optically Thick Participating Medium
Heat Transfer in Solids>Fluid>Optically Thick Participating Medium
Heat Transfer in Solids>Phase Change Material>Optically Thick Participating Medium
Heat Transfer in Solids>Porous Medium>Optically Thick Participating Medium
Heat Transfer in Solids>Biological Tissue>Optically Thick Participating Medium
Heat Transfer in Solids>Building Material>Optically Thick Participating Medium
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Physics Tab with Solid, Fluid, Porous Medium, Phase Change Material, Biological Tissue, or Building Material selected in the model tree:
Attributes>Optically Thick Participating Medium