CIEMAT & DLRRI-028

OPAC

Technical specifications

15 parameters

Thermal cycling	IEC 62108 (Test 10.6 TCA3)
Damp Heat	IEC 62108 (Test 10.7b)
Neutral salt spray	ISO 9227
Copper-accelerated acetic acid salt spray	ISO 9227
Condensation test	ISO 6270-2
UV and humidity	ISO 16474-3
Kesternich corrosion	DIN 50018
Corrosive gases	IEC 60068-2-43
Humidity freeze	IEC 62108, Test 10.8
Abrasion	ISO 11998 and DIN ISO 9211-4
Sand trickling	DIN 52348
Sand storm chamber	Closed-loop based on MIL-STD 810G; open-loop up to 45 m/s
Outdoor exposure	Sites include Almería, PSA, Oujda, Missour, Erfoud, Zagora, Tan Tan, Gran Canaria, Odeillo, Abu Dhabi, Antofagasta, Chajnantor and Ben Guerir
Accelerated outdoor exposure	Tracked heliostat at Tabernas, Spain (2× or 10× more radiation)
Optical characterization	Reflectance, absorptance, emittance, transmittance; goniometry, spectral methods, microscopy, SEM

Corrosion and material protection studies under artificial aging tests
Corrosion and material protection studies under outdoor exposure
Measurements on material properties
Accelerated Aging of absorbers & absorbing coatings
Optical Properties/Characterization of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
Surface Properties of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
Surface Properties of Anti-Reflective coatings for solar receivers
Optical properties of solar glass envelopes with and without anti-reflective coatings
Durability tests of Anti-Reflective Coatings on glass envelopes