View Factor Definition
Description: Defines radiation cavity and shadowing for radiation view factor calculations.
Format:
Example:
| Field | Definition | Type | Default | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVIEW | Identification number. | Integer > 0 | |||||||||
| ICAVITY | Cavity identification number for grouping the radiant exchange faces of CHBDYi elements. | Integer > 0 | |||||||||
| SHADE | Shadowing flag for the face of CHBDYi element. One of the following characters variables: NONE, KSHD, KBSHD, BOTH.
|
Character | BOTH |
Remarks:
- VIEW must be referenced by CHBDYG or CHBDYP elements to be used.
- ICAVITY references the cavity to which the face of the CHBDYi element belongs; a zero or blank value indicates this face does not participate in a cavity.
- SHADE references shadowing for CHBDYi elements participating in a radiation cavity, the VIEW calculation can involve shadowing.