Experimental investigation on degradation of heat transfer properties of a black chromium-coated aluminium surface solar collector tube

Abstract

ABSTRACTIn our earlier research, we have studied the surface radiation property degradation of the solar collector receiver tube material [Logesh, K., R. Ganesh, I. Saran Raj, V. Ramesh, and B. Tharun Raj. 2017. “Experimental Investigation on Radiation Heat Transfer Properties Degradation of Aluminium Solar Receiver Tube Material.” International Journal of Ambient Energy. doi:10.1080/01430750.2017.1335230]. In this study, the examination is expanded to degradation property of the selective surface, black chromium-coated aluminium material. Black chrome is mainly used for its high corrosion resistance. The selective surface has been examined for its emissivity (ε) and absorptivity (α) changes due to its sunlight exposure at elevated temperatures. The exposure duration ranges from 240 to 960 h. In the selected range of exposure, the properties are measured in four intervals. The emissivity (ε) is found to decrease, whereas the absorptivity (α) gets increased for coated than the uncoated surfaces for the same duration of exposure. The examination is also carried out to find the nature of the heat transfer properties determined by its temperature. For every duration of exposure, the properties are measured at 10 temperature intervals.