Determination of optical properties and thickness of optical thin film using stochastic particle swarm optimization

Solar Energy

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 147-158

  Ruan, Zhao Hui ^a   Yuan, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Xiao Xian ^a   Shuai, Yong ^a   Tan, He Ping ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Film thickness; Optical thin film; Radiative heat transfer; Stochastic particle swarm optimization

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); FILM THICKNESS; HEAT TRANSFER; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SOLAR ENERGY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; THIN FILMS;

CAUCHY DISPERSION MODELS; DISPERSION MODELING; EFFECTIVE WAVELENGTH; INVERSION EFFECTS; OPTICAL THIN FILMS; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; STOCHASTIC PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATIONS; WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE PROPERTIES;

OPTICAL FILMS;

HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR POWER; STOCHASTICITY; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84957082283     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.01.027     Document Type: Article

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