clc e1=0.3; e2=0.8; e3=0.04; A1=1; //m^2 A2=A1; A3=A1; // (E_b1 - E_b3)/[(1-e1)/e1+1+(1-e3)/e3]=(E_b3 - E_b2)/[(1-e3)/e3+1+(1-e2)/e2] // a*(T1^4-T3^4)/(1/e1+1/e3-1)=a*(T3^4-T2^4)/(1/e3+1/e2-1) // T3^4=0.48*(T1^4+1.08*T2^4) // Q12=a*(T1^4-T2^4)/(1/e1+1/e2-1) // Q13=a*(T1^4-T3^4)/(1/e1+1/e3-1) // %reduction=(Q_12-Q13)/Q12; %reduction=1-0.131*0.52; disp("Percentage reduction in heat flow due to shield =") disp(%reduction) disp("%")