ReflecTech mirror film: Design flexibility and durability in reflecting solar applications

39th ASES National Solar Conference 2010, SOLAR 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 630-664

  Digrazia, Michael ^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 WEATHERING; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEST; FLEXIBLE POLYMER FILM; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOW COSTS; MIRROR FILM; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; NEW RESULTS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PARABOLIC TROUGH; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; THIRD PARTIES; WEATHERABILITY;

DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; POLYMER FILMS; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; WEATHERING;

MIRRORS;

EID: 84867253991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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