Find Answers: Calculating View Factors for Tilted Cylinder

Thread starter Marcus.McCallum
Start date Aug 17, 2007

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The discussion focuses on calculating view factors for a tilted cylinder in the context of radiative heat transfer. Specifically, it addresses how to derive view factors for all points on the (x,y)-plane when the vertical horizontal view factors in both downwind and crosswind directions are known. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding view factors as a fundamental concept in thermal radiation analysis.

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Aug 17, 2007

Marcus.McCallum

Sorry if this is too simple...

If we know the vertical horizontal view factors for a tilted cylinder in both the downwind (along x-axis) and crosswind (along y-axis) directions. How do we calculate the view factors for all other points on the (x,y)-plane?

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