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1355; Report; October 1976.
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The purpose of this program was to provide technical assistance in selection of thermal protection systems for the test tower of ERDA 1s 5 MWth Solar Thermal Test Facility(STTF). The STTF, now under construction at Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be used to test solar thermal conversion
The purpose of this program was to provide technical assistance in selection of thermal protection systems for the test tower of ERDA 1s 5 MWth Solar Thermal Test Facility(STTF). The STTF, now under construction at Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be used to test solar thermal conversion
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hardware using focused solar radiation. It is possible that the concrete tower supporting the equipment under test can be illuminated by concentrated solar radiation, with structural damage resulting under certain conditions of incident flux and exposure time. Experimental data were obtained on the response of several concretes to solar radiation at high incident flux levels; threshold fluxes to initiate damage were determined and rates of melting were measured. Design consultation was provided on the arrangement of metallic shielding systems. Show Less