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Aging effect in the adhesion of a PC/CPVC arrangement for application in thermo-solar collectors
Autor
JOSE GONZALO CARRILLO BAEZA
Resumen
This work studies the aging of materials in a polycarbonate/chlorinated polyvinyl
chloride (PC/CPVC) arrangement, used in aflat plate thermo-solar collector. Typically, PC is used as an absorbing surface and CPVC in entrance and exit heads of the
flow, which in this case is water. In this study, two types of methacrylate adhesives
were used to bond both plastics, denominated MP and SK. The experiment comprised
a study of adhesion behavior between these polymers and the adhesives, in contact
with distilled water at different temperatures and different time intervals, simulating
the corresponding operating conditions of a thermo-solar collector. Results showed
that the SK adhesive did not fail under these conditions, while the MP adhesive
underwent evident aging and adhesive failure. In addition, the PC presented a
reduction in its mechanical strength when it was subjected to higher temperatures and
periods of hygrothermal exposure, probably due to physicochemical deterioration
caused by hydrolysis.