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SESSION 1: CHAIR: P. Varanasi

PLENARY LECTURE:Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer: Selected Research and Applications
S.S. Penner

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: ADVANCES IN RADIATIVE TRANSFER

• Derivation of an Equivalent Mueller Matrix Associated to an Absorbing, Emitting and Multiply Scattering Plane Medium
  R. Vaillon
• Determination of Nanowire Thermal Conductivity by Solving the Phonon Boltzmann Transport Equation
  Sebastian Volz, Denis Lemonnier

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: TRANSIENT RADIATIVE TRANSFER PROBLEMS

• Pulse Laser Radiation Transfer: Monte Carlo Simulation and Comparison with Experiment
  Zhixiong Guo, Janice Aber, Bruce Garetz, Sunil Kumar
• Analysis of Light-Pulse Transport Through Two-Dimensional Scattering and Absorbing Media
  M. Sakami, K. Mitra, P.-F. Hsu

SESSION 2: CHAIR: M. F. Modest

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: TRANSIENT RADIATIVE TRANSFER PROBLEMS

• Transient Radiative Transfer in Three-Dimensional Homogeneous and Nonhomogeneous Participating Media
  Z.-M. Tan, P.-F. Hsu

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: DISCRETE ORDINATES APPROXIMATIONS

• Discrete Ordinates Solution of Radiative Transfer Across a Slab with Variable Refractive Index
  Denis Lemonnier, Vital Le Dez, Philippe Ben Abdallah
• A Mean Flux Discrete Ordinates Interpolation Scheme for General Co-Ordinates
  Jochen Strohle, Uwe Schnell, Klaus R.G. Hein
• The Role of Ray Effects and False Scattering on the Accuracy of the Standard and Modified Discrete Ordinates Methods
  P.J. Coelho

SESSION 3: CHAIR: A. Charette

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: ACCURACY OF RADIATION TRANSFER MODELS

• A Comparison of Convergence and Error Estimates for the Monte Carlo and Discrete Transfer Methods
  Hendrik K. Versteeg, Jonathan C. Henson, Weeratunge Malalasekera
• Comparison of Radiative Heat Transfer Methods Using Benchmark Test Cases
  Klaus-Peter Helbig, Pedro Coelho, Joaquim Chamico, John Marakis, Aristide Mbiock, Roman Weber, Sauro Pasini
• Optimized Net Exchange Monte Carlo Simulation of Flame Radiation
  P. Perez, A. de Lataillade, M. El Hafi, R. Fournier

SESSION 4: CHAIR: P. Coelho

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS

• The SKN Approximation for Solving Radiation Transport Problems in Absorbing, Emitting, and Scattering Rectangular Geometries
  Zekeriya Altac, Mesut Tekkalmaz
• Numerical Solution of Axisymmetric Radiative Transfer Problems in Arbitrary Domains Using the Characteristic Method
  S.A. Rukolaine, M.G. Vasilyev, V.S. Yuferev, A.O. Galyukov
• Improvement of Computational Time in Radiative Heat Transfer of Three-Dimensional Participating Media Using the Radiation Element Method
  Yuhei Takeuchi, Shigenao Maruyama, Seigo Sakai, Zhixiong Guo

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: COMBINED RADIATION TRANSFER MODES

• Numerical Solution of Coupled Convective-Radiative Heat Transfer on Triangular Meshes
  Veronique Feldheim, Paul Lybaert
• Improvement of the Finite Volume Method for Coupled Flow and Radiation Calculations by the Use of Two Grids and Rotational Periodic Interface
  Thomas Badinand, Torsten Fransson

SESSION 5: CHAIR: T.-H. Song

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN GAS MIXTURES

• A Multi-Scale Full-Spectrum Correlated-k Distribution for Radiative Heat Transfer in Inhomogeneous Gas Mixtures
  Hongmei Zhang, Michael F. Modest
• A Local-Spectrum Correlated Model for Radiative Transfer in Non-Uniform Gas Mixtures
  Vladimir P. Solovjov, Brent W. Webb
• A Fictitious-Gas Based Statistical Narrow-Band Model for IR Long-Range Sensing of H2O at High Temperature
  Anouar Soufiani, Frederic Andre, Jean Taine
• Non-Gray Gas Modeling in Complex Enclosures: Application of the Hybrid SNB-CK Method
  Vincent Goutiere, Andre Charette, Laszlo Kiss
• Modeling of Band Overlap in Gas Mixtures with the Smoothed (Re-Ordered) Band Model
  A. Runstedtler, K.G.T. Hollands
• The Joint Use of Patch's Mean Absorption Coefficient and the Discrete Transfer Method in Gas-Only Environments
  Miguel Caldas, Viriato Semiao

SESSION 6: CHAIR: A. Fowler

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: PARTICLES AND AGGREGATES

• Radiative Properties of Fibers with Non-Circular Cross Sectional Shapes
  Jun Yamada
• Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Aggregation on the Phase Function and Scattering Coefficient of Soot in the Infrared Region
  V. Eymet, A.M. Brasil, M. El Hafi, T.L. Farias, P.J. Coelho
• A Depolarization Based Optical Scattering Technique to Measure the Onset of Early Agglomeration of Flame Generated Nano-Size Soot Particles
  Stefano di Stasio
• Spectroscopic Analysis and Modeling of Particulate Matter Formation in Diesel Engine
  Bianca M. Vaglieco, Simona S. Merola, Andrea D'Anna, Antonio D'Alessio

SESSION 7: CHAIR: L. Dombrovski

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN FOAMS AND PARTICULATE MEDIA

• Radiative Heat Transfer between a Small Particle and a Surface at Nanometric Distances
  J.P. Mulet, K. Joulain, R. Carminati, J.J. Greffet
• Radiative Transfer in a Semitransparent Hemispherical Shell
  Tai-Hsi Fan, Andrei G. Fedorov
• Depolarization of Radiation by Non-Absorbing Foams
  Basil T. Wong, M. Pinar Mengüç

SESSION 8: CHAIR: J.-F. Sacadura

REVIEW PAPER I:Advanced Laser Techniques for Combustion Measurements
Mohy S. Mansour

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS

• Sensitivity of Temperature and Concentration Measurements in Hot Gases from FTIR Emission Spectroscopy
  A. Soufiani, J.P. Martin, J.C. Rolon, L. Brenez
• Medium Resolution Transmission Measurements of CO2 at High Temperature
  Michael F. Modest, Sudarshan P. Bharadwaj
• Measurement of Gas Temperature Distributions in a Test Furnace Using Spectral Remote Sensing
  Hyun Keol Kim, Tae-Ho Song

SESSION 9: CHAIR: B.W. Webb

DEDICATION LECTURE I:Studies of High-Temperature Thermal Insulation Systems For Fuel Cells
R. Viskanta

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN MATERIAL PROCESSING

• Precision Polymer Molding Assisted by Infrared Laser Irradiation
  Yasuo Kurosaki, Kimitoshi Sato, Isao Satoh, Takushi Saito
• A New Control Technique for Polymer Blend Morphology Using Radiation Heating
  Takushi Saito, Isao Satoh
• Transient Cooling of a Cylindrical Glass Gob
  Raymond Viskanta, Jongmook Lim
• Periodic Method for Characterization of Glass by Use of an Analytical Model
  Stephane Andre, Denis Maillet, Alain Degiovanni

SESSION 10: CHAIR: P.-F. Hsu

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

• The Effect of Thermal Lensing During Selective Photothermolysis
  Derek A. Affonce, Alex J. Fowler
• Determination of the Absorption and Reduced Scattering Coefficients of Biological Tissues from Time-Resolved Reflection Measurements
  Liyu Lian, Matthew R. Jones

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN PARTICULATE MEDIA

• A Modified Differential Approximation for Thermal Radiation of Semitransparent Nonisothermal Particles: Application to Optical Diagnostics of Plasma Spraying
  Leonid A. Dombrovsky
• A New Approach for Radiative Heat Transfer in Particulate Media
  J.L. Consalvi, B. Porterie, J.C. Loraud

SESSION 11: CHAIR: N. Selcuk

DEDICATION LECTURE II:On Some Peculiarities and Applications of the Inverse Radiative Transfer Problem
Michel Lallemand

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: INVERSE RADIATION PROBLEMS

• Comparison of Three Regularized Solution Techniques in a Three-Dimensional Inverse Radiation Problem
  Hakan Erturk, Ofodike A. Ezekoye, John R. Howell
• Development of a Method to Estimate Profiles of Equivalent Absorption Coefficient for Gray Analysis
  Kazuhiko Kudo, Akiyoshi Kuroda, Tsuyoshi Fujikane, Shuuhei Saido, Masahito Oguma
• Inverse Radiative-Conductive Problems in Material Property Estimation
  A.V. Nenarokomov, O.M. Alifanov
• Identification of Spectral Radiative Properties of Polyurethane Foam from Hemispherical and Bi-Directional Transmittance and Reflection Measurements
  D. Baillis, M. Arduini-Schuster, J.F. Sacadura

SESSION 12: CHAIR: J. R. Howell

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN FLAMES AND BURNERS

• Effects of Gas and Soot Radiation on Soot Formation in a Co-flow Laminar Ethylene Diffusion Flame
  Fengshan Liu, Hongsheng Guo, Gregory J. Smallwood, Omer L. Gulder
• Application of Boundary Element Method and Analysis of the Role of Radiation Effects in a Labscale Turbulent Diffusion Flame
  Aristide Mbiock, Joan Teerling, Dirk Roekaerts, Bart Merci
• Radiation and Thermal Performance Measurements of a Metal Fiber Burner
  S.A. Leonardi, R. Viskanta, J.P. Gore
• Radiative Behavior of a Honeycomb Radiant Burner
  M. Tancrez, J. Taine

SESSION 13: CHAIR: U. Koylu

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

• Performance of Method of Lines Solution of Discrete Ordinates Method in the Freeboard of a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor
  Nevin Selcuk, Aykan Batu, Isil Ayranci
• Modeling of Radiative Heat Transfer in the Upper Dilute Zone of Circulating Fluidized Beds
  Gilles Flamant, Hong-Shun Li, Ji-Dong Lu
• Radiation Effects in Combustion Chambers of Coal-Fired Boilers with a Fixed-Bed
  A.Biyikoglu, M. Sivrioglu

SESSION 14: CHAIR: A. Soufiani

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

• Application of Composition PDF Methods in the Investigation of Turbulence-Radiation Interactions
  Genong Li, Michael F. Modest
• Modelling of Radiation Transfer in Expanding Laser-Induced Plasma of Al Vapour
  V.I. Mazhukin, V.V. Nossov, G. Flamant, I. Smurov
• Analysis of the Effect of Diesel Engine Operating Conditions on Soot Formation by Spectroscopic Investigation
  M. Costa, S.S. Merola, B.M. Vaglieco, S. Consales, G. Formisano
• Thermofluidodynamic Simulation of Practical Combustion Systems and Prediction of NOx by Reactor Network Analysis
  M. Falcitelli, S. Pasini, L. Tognotti
• Radiative Heat Transfer Features of Technological Interest in Combustion Processes with High Level of Flue Gas Recirculation
  G. Langella, M. de Joannon, F. Beretta, A. Cavaliere, C. Noviello

SESSION 15: CHAIR: Y. Kurosaki,Z.Altaç

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER IN ATMOSPHERE

REVIEW PAPER II:A Critical Appraisal of The Current Spectroscopic Databases Used in Atmospheric and Other Radiative Transfer Applications
Prasad Varanasi
• Combined Stochastic and Transfer Model for Atmospheric Radiation
  S.B. Beale

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS: RADIATION TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

• Two-Phase Thermal Radiation Effects on the Sound Wave Propagation in Gas-Particle Two-Phase Medium
  Jae Hyun Park, Seung Wook Baek
• Transient Combined Radiation and Conduction Heat Transfer in Fibrous Media
  F. Asllanaj, J.R. Roche, G. Jeandel, D. Lacroix
• Experimental Determination of Absorption Properties of Building Materials
  Bonnie K. Wiseman, Jamil A. Khan, Curtis A. Rhodes

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Measurements of Absorptivity of Melts and Crystals at High Temperature
  V.D. Golyshev
• Measurements of the Spectral Emissivity of Steel in a Gaseous Reduction Athmosphere
  Tadeusz Kruczek, Zbigniew Rudnicki, Andrzej Sachajdak
• Application of Various Methods of Modelling Radiative Heat Transfer for Continuous Industrial Furnaces with Flat Flame Burners
  Zbigniew Rudnicki, Andrzej Sachajdak
• Optical Experiments in Luminous Flames and Implications on Soot Refractive Index
  Umit O. Koylu, Hayri S. Sapmaz
• An Infrared Thermal Source with High Directivity and Unusual Spectral Properties
  J.P. Mulet, K. Joulain, R. Carminati, J.J. Greffet, Y. Chen, S. Mainguy
• Analytical Model of Radiative Heat Transfer in Electric Arc Furnace
  Zvonimir Guzovic, Branimir Matijasevic, Zeljko Tukovic
• Identification of the Temperature and Emissivity from Thermal Radiation Spectrum of Heated Bodies
  Alexander S. Leonov, Sergey P. Rusin
• Treament of Transient Radiative Heat Transfer in Glass Tempering Prosess
  Mikko Rantala, Reijo Karvinen
• Pulse Transmission and Diffusive Radiative Transfer Through Scattering Media
  R. Elaloufi, R. Carminati, J.-J. Greffet
• Effects of Particles Optical Properties on UV Radiance Field in Axisymmetric Scattering Hot Media
  A. Roblin, P.E. Baudoux, P.Chervet
• Line Intensity Corrections and Reassignment of the Spectral Lines of Water Vapor In the Hitran And Geisa Databases In the Short-Wave Region
  L.P. Giver, P. Varanasi, C. Chackerian, Jr., D.W. Schwenke, R.S. Freedman, M.D. Di Rosa, R.L. Sams
• Measurement of the Absorption Characteristics of Super-Saturated Water Vapor
  Prasad Varanasi, B. Ranganayakamma, S. Mathur, T. Refaat, C.R. Prasad
• Development of A Compact Particle Characterization System
  M.P. Menguc, M. Kozan, S. Manickavasagam, C. Saltiel