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Experimental evaluation of a fixed collector employing vee-trough concentrator and vacuum tube receivers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:7089200
A test bed for experimental evaluation of a fixed solar collector which combines an evacuated glass tube solar receiver with a flat plate/black chrome plated copper absorber and an asymmetric veetrough concentrator was designed and constructed. Earlier predictions of thermal performance were compared with test data acquired for a bare vacuum tube receiver; and receiver tubes with Alzak aluminum, aluminized FEP Teflon film laminated sheet metal and second surface ordinary mirror reflectors. Test results and system economics as well as objectives of an ongoing program to obtain long-term performance data are discussed.
Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, Calif. (USA)
OSTI ID:
7089200
Report Number(s):
CONF-771120-9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English