The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures, and t indicate tables.

A

Absorptance 68–69, 68f

Accelerated aging testing 169, 177–184, 185t, 192t

abrasion test 182–183

for aluminum reflectors 188–192

CASS test 179

combined thermal cycling 181–182, 181–182t

condensation test 177

corrosive gases tests 183–184

damp heat test 177

erosion test 182–183

humidity freeze test 182, 183f

humidity test 177–179, 178f, 181–182, 181–182t

Kesternich test 180, 180f

NSS test 179, 179f

testing programs 184

thermal cycling test 180–181, 181f

UV test 177–179, 178f

Accelerated degradation mechanism 188

Accelerated erosion testing 192–197

field data about sandstorms 193–195, 194t, 195f

for laboratory experiments 195–197, 196f

Active IR thermography 211

Aerosols 261–265

basics 48