Solar concentrator wind loadings

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dc.creatorWagner, Geoffrey L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:08:34Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T23:03:23Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:08:34Z
dc.date.issued1996-12
dc.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this project was to determine the maximum wind loadings on a notched parabohc solar concentrator. To accomplish this objective, a test program was conducted using the Texas Tech tow tank. The results from testing a one-tenth scale model were put into nondimensional force and moment coefficients. The maximum coefficients are as follows: hft,0.92; drag, 1.42; side force, 1.05; yaw moment, -0.23; roll moment, 0.72; and pitch moment, 1.28. These results shovdd be used as a starting estimate for the beginning stages of the structural design of the solar concentrator support structure.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/19333en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectSolar collectorsen_US
dc.subjectWind effectsen_US
dc.subjectStructural analysisen_US
dc.titleSolar concentrator wind loadings
dc.typeThesis

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