Evaluation of gas radiation heat transfer in a 2D axisymmetric geometry using the line-by-line integration and WSGG models

The weighted-sum-of-gray-gases (WSGG) model is widely used in engineering computations of radiative heat transfer due to its relative simplicity, robustness and flexibility. This paper presents the computation of radiative heat transfer in a 2D axisymmetric chamber using two WSGG models to compute radiation in H₂O and CO₂ mixtures. The first model considers a fixed ratio between the molar concentrations of H₂O and CO₂, while the second allows the solution for arbitrary ratios. The correlations for both models are based on the HITEMP2010 database. The test case considers typical conditions found in turbulent methane flames, with steep variations in the temperature field as well as in the molar concentrations of the participating species. To assess the accuracy of the WSGG model, the results are compared with a solution obtained by line-by-line integration (LBL) of the spectrum. - Highlights: • The paper presents solutions of radiative heat transfer in a 2D axisymmetric chamber. • The temperature and concentration fields are representative of methane turbulent flames. • Solutions from line-by-line integration of the RTE are presented for evaluation of gas models. • WSGG models considering constant and non-constant pressure ratios of H₂O and CO₂ are employed. • Solutions from the WSGG models proved to be accurate for the proposed test case