Manufacture, solar transmission, and heat transfer characteristics of large-celled honeycomb transparent insulation

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 381 - 385
• Main Authors: Hollands, K.G.T., Iynkaran, K., Ford, C., Platzer, W.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1992; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: 141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators; AISLAMIENTO; Applied sciences; CAPTEUR SOLAIRE; COLECTORES SOLARES; DESEMPENO; ECHANGE THERMIQUE; ENERGIA SOLAR; ENERGIE SOLAIRE; Energy; ENERGY TRANSFER; Exact sciences and technology; FABRICATION; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; ISOLATION; low emissivity surfaces; Manufacturing; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MEDICION; MESURE; Natural energy; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; PREDICTION; PROPIEDADES OPTICAS; PROPIEDADES TERMICAS; PROPRIETE OPTIQUE; PROPRIETE THERMIQUE; RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATIONS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; Solar thermal conversion; STELLAR RADIATION; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; TECHNIQUE DE PREVISION; TECNICAS DE PREDICCION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; thermal emittance; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; Thermodynamics; TRANSFERENCIA TERMICA; TRANSMITTANCE; Plastic coating; Solar collector; Honeycomb structure; Manufacturing process; Fluorine containing polymer; Thermal conductivity; Experimental study; Solar radiation; Transmittance; Transparent material; Incidence

A method for manufacturing thin-walled (about 20 μm wall thickness), large-celled (about 10 mm hydraulic diameter of cell) honeycomb from FEP plastic is described. The honeycomb manufacturing method uses heat-sealing to join adjacent strips of plastic along thin lines. The honeycomb is sized to be j...