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% Absorbed radiation from an incremental area.
Type AbsDa for a demo.
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Form:
q = AbsDa( alpha, dA, S )
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Inputs
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alpha (1,1) Absorptivity
dA (1,1) Incremental area
S (1,:) Heat flux
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Outputs
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q (1,:) Absorbed heat flux (watts)
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References: Van Vliet, R. M., Passive Temperature Control in the
Space Environment, MacMillan, 1965, p. 4.
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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