Ultra-Accelerated Natural Sunlight Exposure Testing Facilities
Abstract
A multi-faceted concentrator apparatus for providing ultra-accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing for sample materials under controlled weathering conditions comprising: facets that receive incident natural sunlight, transmits VIS/NIR and reflects UV/VIS onto a secondary reflector that delivers a uniform flux of UV/VIS onto a sample exposure plane located near a center of a facet array in a chamber that provide concurrent levels of temperature and/or relative humidity at high levels of up to 100.times. of natural sunlight that allow sample materials to be subjected to accelerated irradiance exposure factors for a significant period of time of about 3 to 10 days to provide a corresponding time of about at least a years worth representative weathering of sample materials.
- Inventors:
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- Evergreen, CO
- Pine, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 880006
- Patent Number(s):
- 6820509
- Application Number:
- 10/423314
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Lewandowski, Allan A, and Jorgensen, Gary J. Ultra-Accelerated Natural Sunlight Exposure Testing Facilities. United States: N. p., 2004.
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Lewandowski, Allan A, & Jorgensen, Gary J. Ultra-Accelerated Natural Sunlight Exposure Testing Facilities. United States.
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"Ultra-Accelerated Natural Sunlight Exposure Testing Facilities". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/880006.
@article{osti_880006,
title = {Ultra-Accelerated Natural Sunlight Exposure Testing Facilities},
author = {Lewandowski, Allan A and Jorgensen, Gary J},
abstractNote = {A multi-faceted concentrator apparatus for providing ultra-accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing for sample materials under controlled weathering conditions comprising: facets that receive incident natural sunlight, transmits VIS/NIR and reflects UV/VIS onto a secondary reflector that delivers a uniform flux of UV/VIS onto a sample exposure plane located near a center of a facet array in a chamber that provide concurrent levels of temperature and/or relative humidity at high levels of up to 100.times. of natural sunlight that allow sample materials to be subjected to accelerated irradiance exposure factors for a significant period of time of about 3 to 10 days to provide a corresponding time of about at least a years worth representative weathering of sample materials.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2004},
month = {Tue Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2004}
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