Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Solar Collector Covers to Hail by Impact With Propelled Ice Balls

Published by	Publication Date	Number of Pages
ASTM	03/01/2015	5

Category: ASTM

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ASTM E822 – Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Solar Collector Covers to Hail by Impact With Propelled Ice Balls

1.1 This practice covers a procedure for determining the ability of cover plates for flat-plate solar collectors to withstand impact forces of falling hail. Propelled ice balls are used to simulate falling hailstones. This practice is not intended to apply to photovoltaic cells or arrays.