Solar Thermal Characterisation of Micro-Patterned High Temperature Selective Surfaces

Hanyu Cen; Sara Nunez-Sanchez; Ian Bickerton; Neil A Fox; Martin J Cryan

doi:10.1117/1.JPE.10.024503

Solar Thermal Characterisation of Micro-Patterned High Temperature Selective Surfaces

Hanyu Cen
, Sara Nunez-Sanchez
, Ian Bickerton
, Neil A Fox
, Martin J Cryan

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We present measured optical absorptivity, emissivity, and maximum solar-heated temperatures for micropatterned molybdenum. The molybdenum samples were fabricated using laser micromachining and characterized using an integrating sphere and an infrared microscope. In-air solar simulator-heated temperature results for the molybdenum samples with different microstructures are presented, and COMSOL modeling is then used to predict in-vacuum maximum temperatures. A vacuum chamber was developed to reduce the convection heat loss with a mount designed to minimize conduction loss, and a maximum measured temperature of 413°C was obtained.

Original language	English
Article number	024503
Journal	Journal of Photonics for Energy
Volume	10
Issue number	2
Early online date	18 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.10.024503
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 May 2020

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Photonics and Quantum
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solar
energy
absorption
heat transfer
molybdenum
micro-patterned

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