- Author
- Rossiter, W. J. | Shipp, W. E.
- Title
- Solar Industrial Process Heat Systems: An Assessment of Standards for Materials and Components.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 81-2381, September 1981,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- components; structural members; materials specifications; performance standards; performance evaluation; recommendations | solar collectors
- Identifiers
- solar process heat; solar collectors
- Abstract
- A study was conducted to obtain information on the performance of materials and components in operational solar industrial process heat (IPH) systems, and to provide recommendations for the development of standards including evaluative test procedures for materials and components. An assessment of the needs for standards for evaluating the long-term performance of materials and components of IPH systems was made. The assessment was based on the availability of existing standards, and information obtained from a field survey of operational systems, the literature, and discussions with individuals in the industry. Field inspections of 10 operational IPH systems were performed. The study did not address the thermal efficiencies and health and safety considerations of IPH systems.