RADIATIVE COOLING EFFICIENCY OF WHITE PIGMENTED PAINTS

Nocturnal temperature measurements of various infrared selective radia tors performing radiative cooling have been carried out. Measured temp erature differences between the radiators and ambient temperature were about 10-degrees-C. Radiating surfaces have been prepared by applying different kinds of paints on aluminium substrates. It was shown that the addition of a BaSO4 extender in the paint dispersion increased the cooling performance of the paint radiators. Comparisons between predi cted cooling performances by calculations and measured ones are discus sed in detail.