HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLAR ABSORBER COATINGS.

Abstract

The object of this project was to develop a solar absorber coating stable up to 1000 C in a vacuum of 2 times 10 to the -5th power torr with a solar absorptance of 0.9 and an emittance of 0.1 at 1000 C. Of the three techniques investigated -multiple metal and dielectric interference film systems, multiple dielectric thin film infrared reflector systems, and selective blacks -- the interference system demonstrated the most promise. A coating consisting of multiple layers of Al2O3 and molybdenum on a molybdenum substrate gave a solar absorptance of 0.83 and an emittance of 0.11 at 1000 F. The selective black, beryllium + 1% copper alloy anodized in sodium hydroxide, produced a very hard and durable coating with a solar absorptance of 0.94 at room temperature and a solar absorptance of 0.87 with an emittance of 0.30 at 1000 F. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426324

Entities

People

  • John E. Janssen
  • K. C. Park
  • Roger N. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Copper Alloys
  • Emittance
  • Films
  • High Temperature
  • Hydroxides
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Molybdenum
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.