Optical characterization and modeling of black pigments used in thickness-sensitive solar-selective absorbing paints

Solar Energy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2001, Pages 35-43

  Tesfamichael, Tuquabo ^a   Hoel, Anders ^a   Wäkelgård, Ewa ^a   Niklasson, Gunnar A ^a   Gunde, Marta K ^b   Orel, Zorica C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Absorption coefficients; Four flux; Optical characterization; Scattering coefficients; Selective paints

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PAINT; SCATTERING; THICK FILMS;

SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

OPTICAL FEATURE; PAINT;

EID: 0034428775     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(01)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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