Handbook of materials for solar-energy utilization. Low-temperature applications
Information is given on more than one hundred materials which are being used or have a potential use in Solar Energy Utilization devices. The purpose of this handbook is to provide designers, fabricators, and other users of Solar Utilization (SU) materials with basic material properties information, particularly those which relate to weathering and long-term performance. The handbook presents the optical and mechanical properties of as-received materials and their properties after various periods of outdoor exposure. With the cost, availability, and other product data provided, handbook users may obtain an appreciation for the cost-effectiveness of material candidates. Actual and potential SU materials were exposed to natural weathering at three sites. The materials, the exposure parameters and conditions, the optical and physical tests and other pertinent data are described in detail.
- Research Organization:
- IIT Research Inst., Chicago, IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT02-76CH90034
- OSTI ID:
- 6201297
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CH/90034-T1-HandBk.; COO-0578/034/8-HandBk.; ON: DE81027310
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
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