Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Begell House
Source Publication
4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference
Source ISSN
2379-1748
Abstract
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 work. Preliminary results for simple radiation problems in participating media show that the QMC-based solver has a lower error than the conventional MC-based solver. At the same time, QMC does not add any significant computational overhead. This essentially leads to a lower computational cost to achieve similar error levels from the QMC-based solver than the MC-based solver for thermal radiation.
Recommended Citation
Farmer, Joseph and Roy, Somesh, "An Efficient Monte Carlo-Based Solver for Thermal Radiation in Participating Media" (2019). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 254.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mechengin_fac/254
Comments
Accepted version. 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (April 14-17, 2019): 1565-1573. DOI. © 2019 Begell House, Inc. Used with permission.