Solar, Marine and Aviation Applications
- Metallized boPET is intended to be used for solar sails as an alternative means of propulsion for spacecraft such as Cosmos 1
- Metallized boPET solar curtains reflect sunlight and heat away from windows.
- Aluminized, as an inexpensive solar eclipse viewer, although care must be taken, because invisible fissures can form in the metal film, reducing its effectiveness.
- High performance sails for sailboats and hanggliders
- Use boPET films as the back face of the PV modules in solar panels
- Metallized boPET as a reflector material for solar cooking stoves
- To bridge control surface gaps on sailplanes, reducing profile drag
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