Custom Engineering parabolic glass reflector for the Sandia prototype solar collector

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5921865· OSTI ID:5921865

Otts, J; Sallis, D

The parabolic glass reflector, designed and constructed by Custom Engineering, Incorporated, is described. A brief summary of its performance as part of the Sandia prototype trough solar collector system is given.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Custom Engineering, Inc., Denver, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5921865
• Report Number(s): SAND81-1619; ON: DE82000800
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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