Solar radiation control film

Lightly metallized polyester films are placed over windows to help reduce the sunlight passing through the window. Most of these solar radiation control films are coated with a PSA for attachment. 

We will also look at some processes that are used to modify glass for specific uses such as the application of thin-film coatings for solar radiation control and tempering and laminating for safety glass. In the last section of this chapter we will examine how glass-ceramics are produced. 

The physical behavior of an antioxidant is a major factor affecting its permanency, efficiency, and acceptability, especially when the polymer (e.g., fibers, films) artifact is placed directly in contact with aggressive environments, e.g., organic solvents including dry cleaning solvents, hot water and detergents, hot oils, acids, fatty food, hot air, and intense solar radiation. Physical factors, which control the permanence and efficacy of an antioxidant include distribution, solubility, diffusivity, volatility, and leachability. 

Solar control coating A type of thermal control window coating that consists of a thin film stmc-ture designed to reflect incictait solar radiation and prevrait it from heating the interior of a room while retaining reasonable transmission in the visible radiation spectrum. See also Low-e coating. 

Imaginative applications of polymers to fenestration can also be used for flat-plate collectors. A transparent, coated polymeric glazing which transmits the solar spectrijm but returns the Infrared radiation effectively Increases the Insulation provided by the glazing, because the Infrared radiation generated Inside the structure Is retained. A polymeric film which changes from transparent to opaque when heated above a transition temperature acts as an automatic window shade which could help control stagnation temperatures [9]. 

This review emphasizes new materials for adhesives and sealants. Thus, we discuss both new adhesives and new forms of adhesives. As a result of socio-economical demands, energy-reduction and pollution-control are two main reasons for the development of radiation-curable, hot-melt, film, and waterborne adhesives. We shall examine some of these new forms of adhesives in detail. The applications of new adhesive materials to aerospace and solar-energy industries will also be briefly mentioned. 

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