Mean and Peak Wind Load Reduction on Heliostats
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This report presents the results of wind-tunnel tests supported through the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) by the Office of Solar Thermal Technology of the US Department of Energy as part of the SERI research effort on innovative concentrators. As gravity loads on drive mechanisms are reduced through stretched-membrane technology, the wind-load contribution of the required drive capacity increases in percentage. Reduction of wind loads can provide economy in support structure and helios…
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Date:
September 1, 1987
Creator:
Peterka, J. A.; Tan, L.; Bienkiewcz, B. & Cermak, J. E.
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