- Author
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Godette, M.
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Lee, J.
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Fearn, J.
- Title
- Solar Energy Systems: Test Methods for Collector Insulations. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 79-1908,
October 1979,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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thermal insulation; tests
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solar collectors
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solar energy
- Identifiers
- solar collectors; flat plate collectors; solar heating systems
- Abstract
- A preliminary study was performed to evaluate potential procedures for screening the insulation used in solar collectors. Both ASTM standard test methods and newly developed non-standard procedures were used to evaluate twenty-one insulation materials. The insulation parameters measured in this study were selected on the basis of how and to what extent they were affected by the unique environmental conditions within solar collectors. Results of the laboratory tests are discussed and those procedures which offer a potential for screening insulations used in solar collectors are presented. It is intended that these procedures fulfill the first step in the development of a standard set of test methods for evaluating insulations for solar collectors.