LEADER 05605nam a2200361Ii 4500 001 991003232009707536 008 070806s2004 ne a sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780080444017 020 $a0080444016 035 $ab13652527-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a621.472$222 245 00$aPerformance and durability assessment$h[e-book] :$boptical materials for solar thermal systems /$cedited by Michael Köhl ... [et al.] 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston :$bElsevier,$c2004 300 $axv, 395 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $a-Introduction to the performance and durability assessment of optical materials for solar thermal systems -- -Materials performance and system performance -- -Environmental stress conditions -- -Durability assessment and service lifetime prediction -- -Methods for reducing environmental stress in solar collectors -- -Modeling of microclimates, ventilation rate testing procedures, and case studies on polymeric glazings 505 00$gPART 1: INTRODUCTION --$tIntroduction to the performance and durability assessment of optical materials for solar thermal systems /$rB. Carlsson ... [et al.] --$tPART 2: MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE --$tOpticla properties and measurements /$rA. Roos --$tPerformance models of solar collectors and systems /$rU. Frei --$tSystem performance and testing /$rU. Frei,$rH. Oversloot --$tPerformance requirements and criteria /$rM. Köhl --$tPerformance indicators /$rM. Köhl,$rG. Jorgensen --$gPART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CONDITIONS --$tEnvironmental stress conditions /$rM. Heck,$rM. Kohl --$tMeasurements of environmental stress conditions and evaluation for service life prediction /$rS. Brunold ... [et al.] --$tEvaluation of the stress conditions /$rM. Heck,$rM. Köhl --$tCorrelation between microclimate and macroclimate /$rO. Holck ... [et al.] --$gPART 4: DURABILITY ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE LIFETIME PREDICTION --$tGeneral methodology ;$tInitial risk analysis of potential failure modes ;$tQualification testing /$rB. Carlsson --$tAccelerated indoor testing /$rS. Brunold ... [et al.] --$tService life prediction from results of accelerated aging /$rB. Carlsson --$tNonmechanistic phenomenological treatment of glazings and reflectors /$rG. Jorgensen --$tOutdoor exposure testing /$rG. Jorgensen --$tAnalytical techniques for studying solar materials degradation processes /$rK. Möller --$gPART 5: METHODS FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN SOLAR COLLECTORS --$tRain tightness /$rO. Holck,$rS. Svendsen --$tOptimization of the ventilation rate in flat-plate collectors /$rM. Heck ... [et al.] --$tGuidelines for limiting environmental stress factors in glazed, ventilated solar collectors /$rO. Holck,$rS. Svendsen --$tModeling of microclimates /$rO. Holck,$rS. Svendsen --$tVentilation rate testing procedure /$rO. Holck --$gPART 6: CASE STUDIES ON POLYMERIC GLAZING --$tScreening tests of candidate polymeric glazings /$rG. Jorgensen --$tCase study on polymeric glazings /$rG. Jorgensen ... [et al.] 520 $a* 2 real examples demonstrate how to obtain the service life of solar collector systems * Durable, providing fundamentals that will continue to be valuable over the next 5-10 years * Lighting a pathway to the commercialisation of solar products

Solar devices lose their performance over time. The rate of degradation controls the service life of these devices. The essential concepts used to assess durability and performance of two specific solar collector systems are described, enabling researchers to assess durability in other solar devices. The examples of modelling, testing and performance measurements give researchers a how-to approach to reach crucial service lifetime predictions.

Achieving successful and sustainable commercialisation of solar products relies on the fulfilment of 2 further criteria and these are also discussed.

The methodology of service lifetime predictions (SLP), which is explained in detail in the book, is crucially needed in other solar technologies and is generally applicable to a wide variety of materials, components and systems used in other solar, biomedical, aerospace, electronic and coatings technologies.

* 2 real examples demonstrate how to obtain the service life of solar collector systems * Reassuringly durable, providing fundamentals that will continue to be valuable over the next 5-10 years * Lighting a pathway for the commercialisation of solar products 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aSolar thermal energy 650 0$aSolar collectors 650 0$aOptical materials 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 700 1 $aKöhl, Michael 776 1 $cOriginal$z0080444016$z9780080444017$w(DLC) 2004050687$w(OCoLC)55488204 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080444017$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2004050687-d.html 907 $a.b13652527$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003232009707536 996 $aPerformance and durability assessment$91213383 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0