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Guest · Oct 15 2009 06:12 AM

ALE Airlight Energy, a company based Switzerland, has developed a revolutionary collector concept. Such concept has a parabolic trough configuration but rather than having thousands of glass mirrors supported by a complex and heavy steel frame; it uses a precast concrete frame and an inflated mirror film.

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Guest · Oct 15 2009 06:13 AM

So the concrete frame isn't heavy? Not to mention, brittle?

Guest · Oct 15 2009 06:13 AM

Brittleness doesn't matter for this application. The weight is static. Better over-engineer it with steel reinforcement. Big Grin

Jcrashh

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