Numerical Calculation of Wind Loads over Solar Collectors

Genesis Solar Wind Science Canister Components Curated as Potential Solar Wind Collectors and Reference Contamination Sources

Introduction: The Genesis mission collected solar wind for 27 months at Earth-Sun L1 on both passive and active collectors carried inside of a Science Canister, which was cleaned and assembled in an ISO Class 4 cleanroom prior to launch. The primary passive collectors, 271 individual hexagons and 30 half-hexagons of semiconductor materials, are described in [1]. Since the hard landing reduced t...

SOLAR WIND NITROGEN IN GENESIS GOLD-ON-SAPPHIRE (AuOS) COLLECTORS

Introduction: Nearly four decades of experimental studies have failed to agree on an isotopic composition for solar wind (SW) nitrogen implanted in lunar regolith grains. Estimates of ! 15 N range from > +200 ‰ [1] to < -250 ‰ [2]. Its actual value is crucial, not only for untangling component mixtures in the lunar system but also in elucidating the sources and isotopic evolution of N in other ...

BULK SOLAR WIND Na AND K MEASURED IN GENESIS COLLECTORS

Numerical Analysis of Wind Loads on a Hemicylindrical Roof Building

The flow field over a three dimensional pole barn characterized by a cylindrical roof has been numerically investigated. Wind pressure and viscous loads acting on the agricultural building have been analyzed for several incoming wind directions, so as to evaluate the most critical load condition on the structure. A constant wind velocity profile, based on the maximum reference wind speed in the...

Low Temperature Solar Collectors