Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet

© SAGE Publications. This study aims to investigate the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/linear low density polyethylene composite-coated copper sheets on an energy conversion efficiency of a solar water heating system. Volume percentages of 1, 3 and 5 MWNTs were ball-mill mixed with...

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Main Authors: Samor Boonphan, Pisith Singjai
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-468492018-04-25T07:24:37Z Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet Samor Boonphan Pisith Singjai Materials Science Agricultural and Biological Sciences © SAGE Publications. This study aims to investigate the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/linear low density polyethylene composite-coated copper sheets on an energy conversion efficiency of a solar water heating system. Volume percentages of 1, 3 and 5 MWNTs were ball-mill mixed with linear low density polyethylene before using a hot press method to coat the composites. A bonding layer between the composites and the copper sheets was intercalated using MWNTs/polyvinyl butyral composites. The strength of the bonding layer was tested using a shear tension test. Microstructures of the composites were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The energy conversion efficiency and solar absorptance of the solar heat absorbing coatings were measured by a home-made method and ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, respectively. The results showed that the efficiency and the absorptance increased by 40% and 0.95, respectively with the increasing volume percentages of MWNTs up to 5 vol.% in linear low density polyethylene. 2018-04-25T07:03:06Z 2018-04-25T07:03:06Z 2017-05-01 Journal 15307964 07316844 2-s2.0-85018995248 10.1177/0731684417694959 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85018995248&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46849
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Materials Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Samor Boonphan
Pisith Singjai
Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
description © SAGE Publications. This study aims to investigate the effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/linear low density polyethylene composite-coated copper sheets on an energy conversion efficiency of a solar water heating system. Volume percentages of 1, 3 and 5 MWNTs were ball-mill mixed with linear low density polyethylene before using a hot press method to coat the composites. A bonding layer between the composites and the copper sheets was intercalated using MWNTs/polyvinyl butyral composites. The strength of the bonding layer was tested using a shear tension test. Microstructures of the composites were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The energy conversion efficiency and solar absorptance of the solar heat absorbing coatings were measured by a home-made method and ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, respectively. The results showed that the efficiency and the absorptance increased by 40% and 0.95, respectively with the increasing volume percentages of MWNTs up to 5 vol.% in linear low density polyethylene.
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author Samor Boonphan
Pisith Singjai
author_facet Samor Boonphan
Pisith Singjai
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title Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
title_short Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
title_full Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
title_fullStr Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
title_full_unstemmed Solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
title_sort solar heat absorbing coating from multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with linear low-density polyethylene-coated copper sheet
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