Analysis of the Mechanical Behaviour of an All-round Fully Adhesive Supported Absorber
Date
2014
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Journal ISSN
ISSN
1876-6102
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Publisher
Elsevier
Type
Article
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
This paper discusses the mechanical behaviour of an all-round fully adhesive supported absorber. Previous research is discussed and compared to the author's own results collected using both laboratory tests and simulation. The influence of the finite-element approach (i.e. geometrically linear or non-linear) was compared. The thermal deformation of a hyperstatic absorber was investigated. The relationship between thermal expansion and pressure change in a gas-filled collector is discussed.
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Keywords
Solar collector, Absorber, Thermal expansion, Deformation, Mechanical stress, Hyperstatic, Edge bond
Citation
Riess, H., Brandmayr, S., Zorner, W. and Greenough, R.M. (2014) Analysis of the mechanical behaviour of an all-round fully adhesive supported absorber. Energy Procedia, 48, pp. 201–211