Title :
UV aging of fluorescent reflectors
Author :
Neilson, J.B. ; Crocker, B.N.
Author_Institution :
Powertech Labs Inc., Surrey, Canada
Abstract :
Tests were carried out to investigate the rate of deterioration of fluorescent reflector materials under high irradiance of UV-C radiation. The results show a wide range of aging rate with different materials, some of which may be unacceptable in service. High levels of UV-C radiation lead to deterioration of some reflector materials in times ranging from hundreds to thousands of hours. The UV-C irradiance used in this study was approximately 1000 times the UV-C irradiance measured in a standard reflector location in a luminaire
Keywords :
ageing; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; mirrors; radiation effects; testing; UV aging; UV-C radiation; deterioration; fluorescent reflectors; irradiance; luminaire; testing; Acceleration; Aging; Aluminum; Fluorescence; Lamps; Life estimation; Lifetime estimation; Materials testing; Reflectivity; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.299207
