Energies, Vol. 19, Pages 1178: Parallel Computation of Radiative Heat Transfer in High-Temperature Nozzles Based on Null-Collision Monte Carlo Method and Full-Spectrum Correlated k-Distribution Model
Energies doi: 10.3390/en19051178
Authors:
Qilong Dong
Jian Xiao
Xiying Wang
Baohai Gao
Mingjian He
Yatao Ren
Hong Qi
The high-temperature engine nozzle is a critical component of a rocket motor, and its stability and performance are significantly influenced by internal high-temperature gas radiative heat transfer. Due to the non-gray nature of the nozzle medium and the complexity of the Radiative Transfer Equation (RTE), rapid and accurate simulation of radiative heat transfer is crucial for engineering applications. This paper presents a high-efficiency solution coupling the Full-Spectrum Correlated k-Distribution (FSCK) model with the Null-Collision Monte Carlo Method (NCMCM). To address the inherent computational bottleneck of linear traversal in unstructured grids, a hybrid ray-localization model integrating KD-tree and Bounding Volume Hierarchy (BVH) is proposed. This model shifts the search mechanism from element-wise iteration to spatial topological indexing, achieving logarithmic search complexity and significantly mitigating the sensitivity of computational cost to grid scale. Furthermore, a collaborative MPI–OpenMP parallel framework is established to maximize hardware utilization, where an optimized guided scheduling strategy effectively counteracts the stochastic load imbalances encountered in traditional static schemes. Results indicate that the proposed method reduces the total execution time to approximately 1/4 compared to traditional models. Simulations identify the convergent section as the primary radiation zone, where CO2 contributes less to the radiative source term than H2O under high-temperature conditions.