Benchmark example for 3D radiation modeling!

Klaus-Peter Helbig

Dear all,

I started to work in the field of radiation modeling (fired furnaces) with CFD codes. To verify the radiation models I'm searching a 3D-example (simple geometry) to benchmark the models. A paper of Timothy W. Tong, published in HTD-Vol. 203, Developments in radiative heat transfer, ASME 1992 ("Summary on comparison of radiative heat transfer solutions for a specified problem")seems to be one good starting point for me. Within this paper there is discussed the radiative heat flux for fixed fluid properties in a rectangular enclosure for different radiation models.

For someone, who is more involved and expearienced in these topics, I have a question: Does this example still serves as a "state of the art" example of judging different radiation models (or exists - years passed by, new methods were modeled... - another well discussed benchmark model, ideally with a comparison also with experimental results?

Maybe someone can recommend me a paper reference or some adresses (including www) where I can find additional informations?

With best regards

Klaus-Peter