Structure-property correlations of polymeric films for transparent insulation wall applications. Part 2: Infrared optical properties

Solar Energy

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 593-602

  Wallner, G M ^a   Platzer, W ^b   Lang, R W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Plastics; Polymer film; Solar wall; Transparent insulation

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; MACROMOLECULES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; THERMAL INSULATION; TRANSPARENCY;

INFRARED OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR WALLS; TRANSPARENT INSULATION (TI);

PLASTIC FILMS;

SOLAR POWER;

SOLAR POWER;

EID: 27644562395     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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