View factors

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Analytic Functions
Aligned perpendicular rectangles with common edge
Fij = CornerView (X,Y,Z)    ...    
Aligned parallel rectangles
Fij = RectView (X,Y,H)    ...    
Unaligned rectangles
F12 = RectRectView (flag,x,y,varargin)    ...    
Aligned coaxial disks
Fij = DiskView (ri,rj,h)    ...    
Aligned hemispheres
Fij = HemiSphereView (ri,rj)    ...    
Sphere and aligned disk
Fij = SphereDiskView (rj,h)    ...    
Hemi-cylindrical shield and environment obstructed by cylinder
Fij = HemiCylShieldObstrView (ri,rj)    ...    
Two long parallel cylinders
Fij = ParallCylView (ri,rj,s)    ...    
Long cylinder and rectangular strip
Fij = CylRectView (d,h1,h2)    ...    


Numerical Functions
Numerically calculate the view factor between two surfaces
[Fij, Ai] = FijCalcView (spani,ri,ni,dAi,spanj,rj,nj,dAj,N,varargin)    ...    
Construct the view factors between segments on the surface of a box (req: iff, MatchSize)
[F,dA,Side,BoxIndx,N,SegLoc] = SegBoxView (dx,dy,dz,UseSurf)


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View Factor Calculation

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