Performance and durability assessment optical materials for solar thermal systems

• Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kohl, Michael Dr
• Format: Electronic Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier 2004
• Edition: 1st ed
• Subjects: Ηλιακή ενέργεια; Ηλιακοί συλλέκτες; Optical materials

* 2 real examples demonstrate how to obtain the service life of solar collector systems * Durable, providing fundamentals that will continue to be valuable over the next 5-10 years * Lighting a pathway to the commercialisation of solar products <p>Solar devices lose their performance over time...

Table of Contents:

• -Introduction to the performance and durability assessment of optical materials for solar thermal systems
• -Materials performance and system performance
• -Environmental stress conditions
• -Durability assessment and service lifetime prediction
• -Methods for reducing environmental stress in solar collectors
• -Modeling of microclimates, ventilation rate testing procedures, and case studies on polymeric glazings