Radiative transfer in a two-dimensional rectangular annulus medium

The radiative transfer equation in a two-dimensional rectangular annulus medium is solved numerically. The numerical method is based on a finite difference scheme and a product quadrature discrete-ordinate scheme. The discretized equation of transfer is solved iteratively to give the radiation intensity. The medium is assumed to absorb, emit, and anisotropically scatter radiation. It is exposed to diffusely emitting and diffusely reflecting boundaries. The results of the total intensity for various radiative parameters are presented. The method can be modified easily to solve the rectangular medium without the annulus. Our results in this case compare very well with those of Crosbie et al. [1], Thynell et al. [2], and Wu [3].