Reduction of Computing Time and Improvement of Convergence Stability of the Monte Carlo Method Applied to Radiative Heat Transfer With Variable Properties

A modified Monte Carlo method is suggested to reduce the computing time and improve the convergence stability of iterative calculations without losing other excellent features of the conventional Monte Carlo method. In this method, two kinds of radiative bundle are used: energy correcting bundles and property correcting bundles. The energy correcting bundles are used for correcting the radiative energy difference between two successive iterative cycles, and the property correcting bundles are used for correcting the radiative properties. The number of radiative energy bundles emitted from each control element is proportional to the difference in emissive energy between two successive iterative cycles.