Comparative evaluation of the infrared transmission of polymer films

dc.contributor.author	Τσιλιγγίρης, Παναγιώτης Θ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-04T10:28:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-04T10:28:53Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-04
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9636
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.elsevier.com	en
dc.subject	Polymer film transmission
dc.subject	Solar collector glazings
dc.subject	Specific spectral transmission characteristics
dc.subject	Μετάδοση πολυμερούς φιλμ
dc.subject	Ηλιακός συλλέκτης υαλοπινάκων
dc.subject	Ειδικά φασματικά χαρακτηριστικά μετάδοσης
dc.title	Comparative evaluation of the infrared transmission of polymer films	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Engineering
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Μηχανική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133147
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/19795-3
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Μηχανική
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00066-9
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.publicationDate	2003-11
heal.bibliographicCitation	TSILINGIRIS, P.T. (2003). Comparative evaluation of the infrared transmission of polymer films. Energy Conversion and Management. [Online] 44 (18). p.2839–2856. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/[Accessed 08/04/2003]	en
heal.abstract	The total infrared (IR) transmission of polymer films is a very important property in engineering, which determines their suitability for a specific application at a given temperature level. Aiming to investigate the total IR transmission of various polymer material films of a particular thickness, an analysis is developed for the comparative evaluation of this very important physical property. Excitation of the radical bonds in randomly oriented, long chain polymer molecules by absorption of IR radiation usually causes a large number of sharp resonances at various wavelengths and is responsible for the characteristic shape of the spectral transmission plot for the particular polymer material. The comparative presentation of results shows that at least as far as the accuracy of the available data is concerned, the total transmission of a polymer film is determined by the specific spectral transmission characteristics of the material and may vary remarkably as a function of the radiant source temperature. According to the derived results, polymer films made of materials like plexiglass, mylar, kapton and fiberglass appear to be remarkably less transparent than other film materials like polypropylene or, even more, polyethylene, which are remarkably transparent, almost uniformly, within the wavelength region under consideration. This certainly determines the potential of the particular films for use in a specific application like the design of solar collector glazing systems or convection suppression windscreens in radiative cooling panels.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	Energy Conversion and Management	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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