Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0210773

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0210773

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Design Of Practical Passive Cooling Radiators Utilising Spectrally Selective Covers And Surfaces. Radiative cooling offers a means to cool buildings sustainably without complex and costly heat pumps or air conditioners. Units similar to solar panels can be designed with surfaces which radiate mostly into the 8 - 12 micron atmospheric window, which has a radiance much less than for other wavelengths. Commercial development has been limited by problems associated with the degradation, performance or cost of radiator surfaces. This project seeks to improve both performance and durability with innovative use of alternative materials and sputtered coatings suitable for mass manufacture, and to test the outdoor performance of laboratory produced radiative plates.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-2002

End Date: 05-2003

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $50,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering Design | Composite Materials | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Solar-thermal | Renewable energy |

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