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Heat and Mass Transfer and Physical Gasdynamics
2005. V. 43. № 2. P. 247–258
Dombrovskii L.A.
Modeling of thermal radiation of polymer coating containing hollow microspheres
Annotation
The paper deals with the effect of hollow microspheres added to paint or another polymer coating for open surfaces of a building on the heat loss due to thermal radiation. An approximate theoretical model is suggested, which is based on the spectral calculation of the radiative characteristics of a disperse system and determination of the integral flux of thermal radiation. Calculations are performed for a layer of paint with hollow glass microspheres. It is demonstrated that the microsphere shell thickness has the strongest effect on the reduction of heat loss.
Article reference:
Dombrovskii L.A. Modeling of thermal radiation of polymer coating containing hollow microspheres, High Temp., 2005. V. 43. № 2. P. 247