Thermotropic layers for flat-plate collectors-A review of various concepts for overheating protection with polymeric materials

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-128

  Resch, Katharina ^a   Wallner, Gernot M ^b  

^a POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Overheating protection; Solar collectors; Thermotropic hydrogels; Thermotropic polymer blends; Thermotropic systems with fixed domains

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; COLLOIDS; HYDROGELS; POLYMERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING;

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS; DO-MAINS; OVERHEATING PROTECTION; PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES; PLATE COLLECTORS; POLYMERIC MATERIALS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS; SWITCHING TEMPERATURES; THERMOTROPIC HYDROGELS; THERMOTROPIC POLYMER BLENDS; THERMOTROPIC SYSTEMS WITH FIXED DOMAINS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 55949097030     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.004     Document Type: Review

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