State-of-the-art review of low-cost collector technologies. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5687998

Tolbert, W A

This report provides a brief but concise review of low-cost solar collector technologies and their potential for application within the military. The report covers low-cost, light-weight concepts for flat-plate collectors, parabolic trough collectors, heliostats and parabolic dish collectors. In addition, several criteria were evaluated with respect to low-cost collector technologies. These included reliability, maintainability, survivability, mobility/erectibility, environmental impact and economics. Research and development requirements and ongoing activities were also summarized. This report documents one of several ongoing state-of-the-art reviews of solar technologies performed by an Air Force liaison office with the Department of Energy.

• Research Organization: Air Force Research and Technology Liaison Office, Golden, CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5687998
• Report Number(s): AD-A-109039/8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
141000* -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
COST
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HELIOSTATS
MAINTENANCE
MILITARY FACILITIES
MOBILITY
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
PONDS
RELIABILITY
REVIEWS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSPORT