The outer surface of a spacecraft in space has an emissivity of 0.6 and an absorptivity of

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The outer surface of a spacecraft in space has an emissivity of 0.6 and an absorptivity of 0.2 for solar radiation. If solar radiation is incident on the spacecraft at a rate of 1000 W/m2, determine the surface temperature of the spacecraft when the radiation emitted equals the solar energy absorbed.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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