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% Radiation between equal area flat plates.
Since version 1.
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Form:
[Nb, q] = RadBFp( epsilon, T1, Tn )
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Inputs
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epsilon (1,:) Vector of emissivities
T1 (1,1) Temperature of first surface (°K)
Tn (1,1) Temperature of nth surface (°K)
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Outputs
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Nb (1,1) Equivalent black plates
q (1,1) Heat flux
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References: Van Vliet, Passive Temperature Control in the Space
Environment, MacMillan, 1965, pp. 78-86.
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