ReflecTech® mirror film attributes and durability for CSP applications

Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability 2009, ES2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 677-682

  DiGrazia, Michael ^a   Gee, Randy ^a   Jorgensen, Gary ^b  

^a ReflecTech Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED EXPOSURE; ACCELERATED TESTING; ALTERNATING CYCLE; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CLASS TESTING; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; FILM PERFORMANCE; FRESNEL; GLASS MIRRORS; HIGH WINDS; IMMERSION TESTS; INITIAL COSTS; INSTALLATION COSTS; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; MIRROR FILM; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; PARABOLIC TROUGH; REAL-TIME TESTING; REFLECTIVE LAYERS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR SIMULATOR; TEST RESULTS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; WATER IMMERSION TESTS; WAVELENGTH SPECTRA; WEATHERABILITY; WEATHEROMETERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST REDUCTION; GLASS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MIRRORS; MOISTURE; POLYMER FILMS; REFLECTION; SILVER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM STABILITY; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

OPTICAL TESTING;

EID: 77953787709     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2009-90336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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