Prisms with total internal reflection as solar reflectors
Abstract
An improved reflective wall for radiant energy collection and concentration devices is provided. The wall is comprised of a plurality of prisms whose frontal faces are adjacent and which reflect the desired radiation by total internal reflection.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863208
- Patent Number(s):
- 4120565
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- prisms; total; internal; reflection; solar; reflectors; improved; reflective; wall; radiant; energy; collection; concentration; devices; provided; comprised; plurality; frontal; adjacent; reflect; desired; radiation; internal reflection; radiant energy; reflective wall; total internal; solar reflectors; energy collection; solar reflector; /359/126/136/
Citation Formats
Rabl, Arnulf, and Rabl, Veronika. Prisms with total internal reflection as solar reflectors. United States: N. p., 1978.
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"Prisms with total internal reflection as solar reflectors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863208.
@article{osti_863208,
title = {Prisms with total internal reflection as solar reflectors},
author = {Rabl, Arnulf and Rabl, Veronika},
abstractNote = {An improved reflective wall for radiant energy collection and concentration devices is provided. The wall is comprised of a plurality of prisms whose frontal faces are adjacent and which reflect the desired radiation by total internal reflection.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
}
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