Solar-energy research at Los Alamos. Progress report, October 1, 1981-March 31, 1982

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6764541

Reisfeld, S K; Neeper, D A ^[1]

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Solar energy research for the period October 1, 1981 through March 31, 1982 by the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Solar Energy Group is described. Work in the area of materials includes chemical conversion coatings, exposure testing of materials, and evaluation of fluid from collector-corrosion test loops. Additional active solar investigation includes projects of the Solar Federal Buildings Program and final results of the sewage sludge-drying project. Salt gradient solar pond laboratory research into predicting interface behavior is recounted in addition to a presentation of calculations from our numerical computer model. Also described is progress on the Passive Solar Heating Analysis manual, on a new passive design manual for the US Navy, on Class A performance evaluation, and on evaporative cooling potential for office buildings. Technical support to the Office of Solar Heat Technologies, US Department of Energy, is also described.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6764541
• Report Number(s): LA-9474-PR; ON: DE83000464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
LASL
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
CORROSION
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
MATERIALS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
SEWAGE SLUDGE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR DRYING
SOLAR PONDS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COOLING
DRYING
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HEATING SYSTEMS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PONDS
SEWAGE
SLUDGES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SURFACE WATERS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
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141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators
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