The narrowband correlated-k method is applied to numerical simulation of IR emissions from the exhaust plume of a typical turbofan engine. The Spectral Radiation Calculation Software module is coupled with the ray-tracing radiative transfer equation solver to provide the k-distribution data retrieval for each narrowband. In the simulations performed, a particular emphasis is placed on the investigation of accuracies of the quadrature and interpolation schemes which have the direct effect on computation results. The uncorrelated method for the treatment of overlapping bands is evaluated by comparison with the basic correlated-k model applied to a mixture of radiating species. Qualitative comparisons of the spectra obtained using the correlated-k model with those given by a statistical narrowband model are provided.
Nomenclatureg = cumulative distribution function I λ = spectral intensity, W/(m 2 sr µm) I λ = mean spectral intensity, W/(m 2 sr µm) g I = reordered spectral intensity, W/(m 2 sr µm) b I λ = Planck blackbody function, W/(m 2 sr µm) k λ = spectral absorption coefficient, cm -1 g k = reordered spectral absorption coefficient, cm -1 M = number of nodes used for line-of-sight discretizing N = number of quadrature points p = total pressure, atm s = geometric path coordinate, cm T = temperature, K x = mole fraction Greek symbols λ ∆ = wavelength range, µm λ = wavelength, µm τ = spectral transmissivity Ω = direction of radiation propagation ω = quadrature weight, wavenumber, cm -1