- Author
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O'Rourke, M. J.
- Title
- Snow and Ice Accumulation Around Solar Collector Installations. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 79-180
August 1979
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NB79-NAAA-6099
- Keywords
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buildings; snow; ice; roofs; loads (forces); structural design; structural engineering; photographs
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solar collectors
- Identifiers
- flat plate collectors; solar collectors
- Abstract
- Half the installations had the collectors mounted flush with the roof surface, while the remainder had collectors mounted on racks at an angle to the roof. Contours of snow depth on the roof, snow densities, measurements of snow on the ground adjacent to the buildings, sketches and photographs of the roofs, and comments of the owners of the installations are included in the report, in addition to a discussion of the state of the art of predicting snow accumulation on roofs of buildings. The effect of solar collectors on the design of roof structures for the support of snow loads is discussed and recommendations for future research are made.