ASTM E781-86(2015)
Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors With Cover Plates

Standard No.

ASTM E781-86(2015)

Release Date

1986

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E781-86(2023)

Latest

ASTM E781-86(2023)

Scope

4.1 Although this practice is intended for evaluating solar absorber materials and coatings used in flat-plate collectors, no single procedure can duplicate the wide range of temperatures and environmental conditions to which these materials may be exposed during in-service conditions.

4.2 This practice is intended as a screening test for absorber materials and coatings. All conditions are chosen to be representative of those encountered in solar collectors with single cover plates and with no added means of limiting the temperature during stagnation conditions.

4.3 This practice uses exposure in a simulated collector with a single cover plate. Although collectors with additional cover plates will produce higher temperatures at stagnation, this procedure is considered to provide adequate thermal testing for most applications.

Note 1: Mathematical modelling has shown that a selective absorber, single glazed flat-plate solar collector can attain absorber plate stagnation temperatures as high as 226°C (437°F) with an ambient temperature of 37.8°C (100°F) and zero wind velocity; and a double glazed one as high as 245°C (482°F) under these conditions. The same configuration solar collector with a nonselective absorber can attain absorber stagnation temperatures as high as 146°C (284°F), if single glazed, and 185°C (360°F), if double glazed, with the same environmental conditions, (see “Performance Criteria for Solar Heating and Cooling Systems in Commercial Buildings,” NBS Technical Note 11874).

4.4 This practice evaluates the thermal stability of absorber materials. It does not evaluate the moisture stability of absorber materials used in actual solar collectors exposed outdoors. Moisture intrusion into solar collectors is a frequent occurrence in addition to condensation caused by diurnal breathing.

4.5 This practice differentiates between the testing of spectrally selective absorbers and nonselective absorbers.

4.5.1 Testing Spectrally Selective Absorber Coatings and Materials—Spectrally selective solar absorptive coatings and materials require testing in a covered enclosure that contains a selectively coated sample mounting plate, such that the enclosure and mounting plate simulate the temperature conditions of a selective flat-plate collector exposed under stagnation conditions.

4.5.2 Testing Nonselective Coatings and Materials—Spectrally nonselective solar absorptive coatings and materials require testing in a covered enclosure that contains a nonselective coated sample mounting plate, such that the enclosure and mounting plate simulate the temperature conditions of a covered, nonselective flat-plate collector exposed under stagnation conditions.

1.1 This practice covers a test procedure for evaluating absorptive solar receiver materials and coati......

ASTM E781-86(2015) Referenced Document

• ASTM B537 Standard Practice for Rating of Electroplated Panels Subjected to Atmospheric Exposure*， 2019-10-01 Update
• ASTM D1898 *， 1989-01-01 Update
• ASTM E408 Standard Test Methods for Total Normal Emittance of Surfaces Using Inspection-Meter Techniques
• ASTM E434 Standard Test Method for Calorimetric Determination of Hemispherical Emittance and the Ratio of Solar Absorptance to Hemispherical Emittance Using Solar Simulation
• ASTM E772 Standard Terminology Relating to Solar Energy Conversion*， 1987-04-20 Update
• ASTM E903 Standard Test Method for Solar Absorptance, Reflectance, and Transmittance of Materials Using Integrating Spheres *， 1996-04-20 Update

ASTM E781-86(2015) history

• 2023 ASTM E781-86(2023) Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors with Cover Plates
• 1986 ASTM E781-86(2015) Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors With Cover Plates
• 1986 ASTM E781-86(2009) Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors With Cover Plates
• 1986 ASTM E781-86(2003) Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors With Cover Plates
• 1996 ASTM E781-86(1996) Standard Practice for Evaluating Absorptive Solar Receiver Materials When Exposed to Conditions Simulating Stagnation in Solar Collectors With Cover Plates