SOLERAS - Solar Controlled Environment Agriculture Project. Final report, Volume 7. Science Applications, Incorporated field test facility preliminary design

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5049136· OSTI ID:5049136

This report contains the preliminary design of an SCEAS Engineering Test Facility (ETF). The ETF is a 3600 m/sup 2/ fluid roof greenhouse with an inflated plastic film roof to maintain a clean environment for the fluid roof and to protect the inner glazing from hail and other small missiles. The objective of the design was the faithful scaling of the commercial facility to ensure that the ETF results could be extrapolated to a commercial facility of any size. Therefore, all major features, including the photovoltaic power system, an integral water desalination system and even the basic structural module have been retained. The design is described in substantial detail in the body of this report, with appendices giving the drawings and specifications.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5049136
• Report Number(s): MRI/SOL-0800-07; ON: DE86001290
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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320300 -- Energy Conservation
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AGRICULTURE
BUILDINGS
DEMINERALIZATION
DESALINATION
DESIGN
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
GREENHOUSES
Geothermal Legacy
INDUSTRY
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SUPPLIES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS
SPECIFICATIONS
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING