Problem 2831. Radiation Heat Transfer — View Factors (4)

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View factors (aka configuration factors) are utilized in some radiation heat transfer models to estimate heat transfer rates between surfaces. In particular, the thermal energy leaving a given surface is applied to other surfaces, as appropriate, based on how much the hot surface "sees" the other surfaces. As such, view factors are purely geometrical in nature. A range of view factor formulae are available <a href = "http://www.thermalradiation.net/tablecon.html">here</a>.For this problem, calculate the view factor from surface 1 (an infinitely long plate) to surfaces 2 (n rows of in-line pipes):<img src = "http://www.thermalradiation.net/images/C-7fig.gif">The view factor for one row of pipes is F_1-2 (the first equation):<img src = "http://www.thermalradiation.net/images/C-7eq.gif">The second equation is utilized for more than one row of pipes. Any of the variables can be a vector. Also, note that D = d/b, where d is the pipe diameter and b is the center-to-center spacing between pipes.

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Tim on 15 Jan 2015

Test case 3 appears to be incorrect.

goc3 on 16 Jan 2015

You were correct. It has been fixed.

Martin C. on 19 Dec 2018

hmm, interesting problem.

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Tim on 15 Jan 2015

I think D*atan(sqrt((1-D.^2)/D.^2)) should actually be D.*atan(sqrt((1-D.^2)./D.^2))

goc3 on 16 Jan 2015

Thanks for the catch.

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