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Cylinder exterior to annular disk

 

 

Function F3D_6(r_1,r_2,l) returns the view factor from the exterior of a right cylinder to an annular disk at the end of the cylinder.

 

Inputs:

r_1 = the radius of the cylinder [m or ft]

r_2 = the outer radius of the annular disk [m or ft]

l = the length of the cylinder [m or ft]

 

Example:  

$UnitSystem SI K Pa J deg

r_1=0.1 [m]

r_2=0.2 [m]

l=0.5 [m]

F=F3D_6(r_1,r_2,l)

 

{Solution:  F=0.07056}

 

Reference: Rea, S. Rapid method for determining concentric cylinder radiation view factors. AIAA J., vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1122-1123, 1975. in Howell, J. A catalog of radiation configuration factors. New York: McGraw Hill, 1982. p. 161.

 

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