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Perpendicular Rectangles with a Common Point

 

 

Function F3D_12(a, b, c1, c2) returns the view factor from area 1 to area  2 of two finite rectangles that are oriented perpendicular to each other and having one common point .

 

Inputs:

a, b, c1 and c2 are the lengths shown in the figure in [m or ft]

 

Note: The input values must all be greater than 0!

 

Example:  

$UnitSystem SI K Pa J deg

a=0.1 [m]

b=0.5 [m]

c1=0.2 [m]

c2=0.3 [m]

c=0.5 [m]

F=F3D_12(a, b, c1, c2)

 

{Solution: F=0.0605} 

 

Reference:  Chapman A.J., Fundamentals of Heat Transfer,  Macmillan Publishing Co., 1987, p. 736

 

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