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TableĀ 3 Used thermal and mechanical properties of the aluminum heater and ceramic-fiber blanket

From: Application-based design of the Fresnel lens solar concentrator

Aluminum

Emissivity (Blackbody)

1

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Density (Iron Boar Labs Ltd 2009)

2700Ā kg/m3

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Specific heat capacity (Iron Boar Labs Ltd 2009)

904Ā J/kgāˆ™K

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Thermal conductivity (Iron Boar Labs Ltd 2009)

273Ā W/māˆ™K

Ceramic-fiber blanketa

Emissivity

0.9

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Density

128Ā kg/m3

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Specific heat capacity

1130Ā J/kgāˆ™K

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Thermal conductivity

0.08Ā W/māˆ™K

  1. aProperties based on product information sheet of Kaowoolā„¢ Blanket SZr in density of 8 PCF by Morgan Advanced Materials Corp.