Porous and dense hafnium and zirconium ultra-high temperature ceramics for solar receivers

Optical Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-168

  Sani, Elisa ^a   Mercatelli, Luca ^a   Sans, Jean Louis ^b   Silvestroni, Laura ^c   Sciti, Diletta ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borides; Carbides; Concentrating solar power; Emittance; Optical properties; Solar plants

Indexed keywords

BORIDES; CARBIDES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HAFNIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; ZIRCONIUM;

COMPARATIVE CHARACTERIZATIONS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; EMITTANCES; REFRACTORY CERAMICS; ROOM AND HIGH TEMPERATURES; SOLAR PLANT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES; ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84889078466     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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