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Selective Absorber Obtained by Nickel-Pigmented Anodized 6060 Aluminium Surface

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This study is about the preparation and the measurement of the optical properties of aluminium black layers obtained by the anodic oxidation of aluminium in an alkaline medium. The characterization and optimization of this surface have been initiated. The programme in the laboratory consists of optimizing the optical properties of the solar coating, which are α = 0.95 and ε = 0.14, and have to be found. The emittance critically depends on the thickness of the oxide surface, while the absorbance depends on both thickness of the oxide and the nickel content. The importance of measuring the hemispherical emittance is emphasized.

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  1. Laboratoire de Mécanique Appliquée & Ingénierie, Département Mécanique, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT), BP 37 Le Belvédère, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia

    M. Belghith

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques et Energétiques LCMIE-CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, Bat. 2R1B1, 118, Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex, France

    L. Arurault & R. S. Bes

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Belghith, M., Arurault, L. & Bes, R.S. Selective Absorber Obtained by Nickel-Pigmented Anodized 6060 Aluminium Surface. Arab J Sci Eng 38, 751–757 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-012-0367-2

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