Practice - View Factors (Configuration Factors)
Practice Questions
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What is a view factor?
💡 Hint: Think about radiation exchange.
What does the reciprocity property state?
💡 Hint: Consider how surfaces relate to each other.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What term describes the fraction of radiation from one surface that strikes another?
💡 Hint: Consider the exchange of energy between surfaces.
True or False: The summation of view factors from one surface to all others equals 100%.
💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of whole versus part.
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Challenge Problems
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In a thermal system where two surfaces, A and B, have areas of 10 m2 and 20 m2 respectively, and the view factors are F12 = 0.3 and F21 = 0.6. Verify if the reciprocity condition holds.
💡 Hint: Remember to calculate the products carefully to check reciprocity.
You have a system of 5 surfaces where the view factor from surface 1 to others adds to 1.2. What does this signify about your calculations?
💡 Hint: Analyze your summation to see where extra fractions might have come from.
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