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dc.contributor.author | Banyal, R. K | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ravindra, B | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-24T10:42:08Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2011-02-24T10:42:08Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | New Astronomy, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 328-336 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5354 | - |
dc.description | Restricted Access | en |
dc.description.abstract | We present a detailed thermal and structural analysis of a 2 m class solar telescope mirror which is subjected to a varying heat load at an observatory site. A 3-dimensional heat transfer model of the mirror takes into account the heating caused by a smooth and gradual increase of the solar flux during the day-time observations and cooling resulting from the exponentially decaying ambient temperature at night. The thermal and structural response of two competing materials for optical telescopes, namely Silicon Carbide – best known for excellent heat conductivity and Zerodur – preferred for its extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion, is investigated in detail. The insight gained from these simulations will provide a valuable input for devising an efficient and stable thermal control system for the primary mirror. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier B.V. | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2011.01.003 | - |
dc.rights | © Elsevier B.V. | en |
dc.subject | Solar telescope mirror | en |
dc.subject | Optical materials | en |
dc.subject | Thermal effects | en |
dc.subject | Finite element methods | en |
dc.title | Thermal characteristics of a classical solar telescope primary mirror | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
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