Unified implicit kinetic scheme for steady multiscale heat transfer based on the phonon Boltzmann transport equation

Chuang Zhang, Zhaoli Guo, and Songze Chen
Phys. Rev. E 96, 063311 – Published 21 December 2017

Abstract

An implicit kinetic scheme is proposed to solve the stationary phonon Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) for multiscale heat transfer problem. Compared to the conventional discrete ordinate method, the present method employs a macroscopic equation to accelerate the convergence in the diffusive regime. The macroscopic equation can be taken as a moment equation for phonon BTE. The heat flux in the macroscopic equation is evaluated from the nonequilibrium distribution function in the BTE, while the equilibrium state in BTE is determined by the macroscopic equation. These two processes exchange information from different scales, such that the method is applicable to the problems with a wide range of Knudsen numbers. Implicit discretization is implemented to solve both the macroscopic equation and the BTE. In addition, a memory reduction technique, which is originally developed for the stationary kinetic equation, is also extended to phonon BTE. Numerical comparisons show that the present scheme can predict reasonable results both in ballistic and diffusive regimes with high efficiency, while the memory requirement is on the same order as solving the Fourier law of heat conduction. The excellent agreement with benchmark and the rapid converging history prove that the proposed macro-micro coupling is a feasible solution to multiscale heat transfer problems.

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  • Received 25 July 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.063311

©2017 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Authors & Affiliations

Chuang Zhang, Zhaoli Guo*, and Songze Chen

  • State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

  • *zlguo@hust.edu.cn
  • Corresponding author: jacksongze@hust.edu.cn

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Vol. 96, Iss. 6 — December 2017

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