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Solar collector inspired by the polar bear: Fluorescent‐reinforcing photothermal conversion efficiency
The crucial point of solar thermal utilization makes solar heat collector gathering much attention. In this study, imitating polar bears' fur structure, fluorescent materials are modified into a solar heat collector, and the photothermal conversion is evaluated to examine the influence of polyv...
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Published in: | Journal of applied polymer science 2024-10, Vol.141 (37), p.n/a |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The crucial point of solar thermal utilization makes solar heat collector gathering much attention. In this study, imitating polar bears' fur structure, fluorescent materials are modified into a solar heat collector, and the photothermal conversion is evaluated to examine the influence of polyvinyl alcohol concentration, fluorescent luminescence type and fluorescence concentration. The test results indicate that fluorescent materials that has a greater Stokes shift show the greater photothermal effect. Moreover, when composed of a PVA concentration being 5.0% and a fluorescent concentration being 0.50%, the composites exhibit the maximal photothermal conversion temperature (99.4°C) that is 17.9% higher than that of the solar heat collectors without fluorescent materials. This study proposes creating solar heat collector with modified fluorescent materials, and the new perspective of which demonstrates that the composites have a great potential and application prospect in the solar photothermal field.
Light absorption of imitation polar bear fur structure. |
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ISSN: | 0021-8995 1097-4628 |
DOI: | 10.1002/app.55948 |