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Chapter 12 Problem 12.21

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A small flat plate is positioned just beyond the earthsatmosphere and is oriented such that the normal to theplate passes through the center of the sun. Refer to 12.20 for pertinent earthsun dimensions (a) What is the solid angle subtended by the sun abouta point on the surface of the plate?(b) Determine the incident intensity, Ii, on the plateusing the known value of the solar irradiationabove the earths atmosphere (GS? 1368 W/m2).(c) Sketch the incident intensity Iias a function of thezenith angle , where is measured from the nor-mal to the plate.

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Title Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 7 
Author Theodore L. Bergman; Adrienne S. Lavine; Frank P. Incropera; David P. DeWitt
ISBN 9780470501979

A small flat plate is positioned just beyond the

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