The development and testing of emissivity enhancement coatings for thermophotovoltaic (TPV) radiator applications
Conference
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OSTI ID:756774
- Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
One requirement of a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) radiator is to efficiently emit photons at high temperatures to TPV cells for conversion to electric power. Because many candidate radiator materials with adequate structural properties display low emissivity, coatings or other surface modifications are required for enhancement of emissivity. Six plasma sprayed coatings and one textured surface demonstrated adequate thermal stability and emittance values of 0.8 or greater. Promising attributes of modified surfaces are identified.
- Research Organization:
- Bettis Atomic Power Lab., West Mifflin, PA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-98PN38206
- OSTI ID:
- 756774
- Report Number(s):
- B-T-3238
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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