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absorptivity


solar absorptivity


In a solar thermal collector, the ratio of solar energy striking the absorber that is absorbed by the absorber to that of solar energy striking a blackbody (a perfect absorber) at the same temperature. The absorptivity of a material is numerically equal to its emissivity.


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