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% Values for heat shield coatings.
'name' is not case sensitive. All values are averages.
If no input is entered it will return the available materials.
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Form:
[alpha, epsilon, ratio] = HeatShieldCoating( name )
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Inputs
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name (1,:) Name
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Outputs
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alpha (1,1) Absorptivity
epsilon (1,1) Emissivity
ratio (1,1) alpha/epsilon
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References: Van Vliet, R. M., Passive Temperature Control in the
Space Environment, MacMillan, 1965, p. 108.
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Common: General/StringMatch
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