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Half circle to enclosure formed by second half-circle with common edge

 

 

Function F3D_76 returns the view factor between a half-circle and the surface swept out by a the motion of a second half-circle as it is rotated an angle alpha

 

The calling protocol is:

 

F=F3D_76(alpha)

 

Inputs:

alpha: angle (deg or rad)

 

Reference

Cabeza Lainez, Jose Maria: Solar Radiation in Buildings. Transfer and Simulation Procedures, Chapter 16 of Solar Radiation, Babatunde, E.B., ed., InTech open source publishers, 2012.

 

Example: 

$UnitSystem Radian

alpha=pi/3

F=F3D_76(alpha)

 

{Solution

F=0.5556}