Owens--Illinois liquid solar collector materials assessment

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6849745· OSTI ID:6849745

Nichols, R. L.

The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) was requested by the Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA) to assess the general suitability of the design and materials and to investigate certain failure modes of the Owens-Illinois (O-I) Sunpak solar energy collector system. The primary problem was the violent fracture of collector tubes, with attendant scattering of glass fragments, under boilout conditions. The data and information generated during the materials analysis segment of this effort are presented. These data were obtained during pressure testing of the individual tubes, performance testing of a complete array of tubes on the MSFC solar simulator apparatus, and in other investigations as noted. The information herein represents only the data directly associated with materials analysis and is not a comprehensive presentation of all the data compiled during the MSFC test program.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (USA). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Solar Energy; NASA
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1037
• OSTI ID: 6849745
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/TM--78163; NASA-TM--78163
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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