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SAND Report: SAND79-8034, June 1979.
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ABSTRACT: This report describes the wind tunnel tests performed in the NASA facility in December 1978 on a DOE prototype heliostat and presents a comparison of the data with analytically derived results. Testing consisted of obtaining loads, moments, dynamic behavior (via servo accelerometers) and
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flow visualization for the entire range of operational and survival configurations. The data from the test has been used to augment the significant analytical and experimental work done by the various contractors and Sandia in support of heliostat design and development. Show Less