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Estimate the percentage of specular component of total solar radiation onto flat surfaces. Consider the following...

Estimate the percentage of specular component of total solar radiation onto flat surfaces. Consider the following flat surfaces: (a) surface roughness of 0.1 µm; (b) surface roughness of 1.0 µm; and (c) surface roughness of 10 µm

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