Abstract
A calorimeter designed for measuring the hemispherical emissivity of flat sheet, coated on one side only, is described. Prime interest is in solar-selective coatings. A novel technique is used to ensure negligible heat losses from all but the coated surface. Results indicate that the selective coatings hemispherical emissivity is always significantly larger than normal emissivity, as found from spectral reflectance.

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