Aging behavior of polymeric solar absorber materials – Part 1: Engineering plastics

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 84; no. 9; pp. 1567 - 1576
• Main Authors: Kahlen, S., Wallner, G.M., Lang, R.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2010; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: AIR; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; Applied sciences; Chromatography; Commodities; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DECOMPOSITION; Differential scanning calorimetry; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Energy; Engineering polymers; ETHERS; Exact sciences and technology; High temperature; Materials; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Natural energy; Photovoltaic cells; Physical and chemical aging; Polyamide resins; POLYAMIDES; POLYCARBONATES; Polyethylenes; Polymers; Polyphenylene ethers; Polypropylenes; POLYSTYRENE; Polystyrene resins; Series & special reports; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; Solar thermal application; Solar thermal conversion; STRAINS; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; TENSILE PROPERTIES; Tensile strength; WATER; WEATHERING; Solar thermal application; Physical and chemical aging; Engineering polymers; Differential scanning calorimetry; Amorphous material; Nylon; Solar collector; Ageing; Phenylene polymer; Polymer films; Solar absorbers; Operating conditions; Mechanical test; Crystalline material; Styrene polymer; Plastics; Polycarbonate; Damaging

In this series of two papers, various polymeric materials are investigated as to their potential applicability as absorber materials for solar thermal collectors. The focus of the investigation is to study the aging behavior of these materials under maximum operating conditions (80 °C in water up to...