SOLAR REFLECTOR FOAMING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT,

Abstract

Detailed study, test, and fabrication of 2-foot and 10-foot diameter solar collectors have demonstrated that it is not practical to use a pressure distributed foam system to foam large size aluminized Mylar solar reflectors in space. The report discusses design of the mixer unit and fabrication equipment, gives results of reflectance, absorptance, and emissivity testing, and describes the fabrication of two-foot and ten-foot diameter inflatable mirrors. Details of the testing program to determine the physical properties of mechanically mixed foam are included in an appendix. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609223

Entities

People

  • Paul Swanson

Organizations

  • Goodyear Aerospace

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Diameters
  • Emissivity
  • Fabrication
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflectance
  • Reflectors
  • Solar Collectors
  • Surface Properties

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites