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Does anyone know where to find the values of solar, thermal, and visible absorptance of some/common building materials?

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asked 2019-12-09 21:27:45 -0500

updated 2019-12-09 21:30:04 -0500

I am working on energy analysis of building wall, roof , glass materials using EnergyPlus. For which I need thermal, solar and visible absorptance values of some common building materials. If anyone knows about these, kindly share or suggest any link.

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answered 2019-12-10 10:32:51 -0500

Luis Lara

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The ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals 2017 Chapter 18 has information on absorptance.

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