Evaluation of View Factor
Evaluation of View Factor
1. Special cases: F = 1
a) Between infinitely long parallel planes of equal areas
b) A body completely enclosed by another; Area of enclosing body >>> Area of enclosed body
2. Two parallel and equal planes: Fig. 15.34/376 F Curves 1-4 ( F12)
Fig. 14-6/368 MSH Curves 5-8 ( F 12 )
Fig. 5-13/5-23 HB
3. Two rectangles with common side, perpendicular to each other: Fig. 15.30/372 F
4. Between radiating planes and rows of tubes: Fig. 15.35/377 F
Fig. 14-7/369 MSH
Fig. 5-17/5-30 HB
5. Two infinitely long planes of equal width w, having common edge and included angle, .
6. Two infinitely long planes of unequal widths h and w, having one common edge, perpendicular
to each other.
w H = h/w
1
F12 1 H 1 H 2
2
h
7. Infinitely long plane of finite width to parallel infinitely long cylinder
r
c r b a
F12 Tan 1 Tan 1
b a c c
b a r
8. Infinitely long parallel cylinders of the same diameter
s
X 1 s
2r
1 1 r
F12 F21 X 2 1 Sin 1 X
X
9. Sphere of radius r1 to disk of radius r2, center to center distance, h; normal to center of disk passes
through center of sphere.
r 1 1
R2 2 F12 1
h 2 1 R 2
2
10. Parallel circular disks of radius r1and r2 with centers along the same normal at distance h
r1 r2 1+ R 2 2
R1 R2 X = 1+
h h R 12
1
2
R2
F12 = X - X 2 4
2 R1