Abstract

This specification covers the general requirements for materials used in rubber seals of concentrating solar collectors. Design requirement pertains only to permissible deflections of the rubber during thermal expansion or contraction of the seal in use and the tolerances in dimensions of molded and extruded seals. The materials shall be classified according to usage: Type C and Type W; according to degrees of hardness: Grade 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; and 8. The seals shall be classified as: Class PS and Class SC. Desert outdoor exposure and xenon arc laboratory exposure shall be performed to determine the resistance to solar radiation. The following test methods shall be performed: ultimate elongation; compression set; resistance to heating; resistance to ozone; resistance to low temperature; and adhesion loss.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for materials used in rubber seals of concentrating solar collectors. Particular applications may necessitate other requirements that would take precedence over these requirements when specified.

1.2 Design requirement pertains only to permissible deflections of the rubber during thermal expansion or contraction of the seal in use and the tolerances in dimensions of molded and extruded seals.

1.3 This specification does not include requirements pertaining to the fabrication or installation of the seals.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 9, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

C661 Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Elastomeric-Type Sealants by Means of a Durometer

C717 Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants

C719 Test Method for Adhesion and Cohesion of Elastomeric Joint Sealants Under Cyclic Movement (Hockman Cycle)

D395 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Compression Set

D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension

D865 Test Method for Rubber--Deterioration by Heating in Air (Test Tube Enclosure)

D1149 Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration--Cracking in an Ozone Controlled Environment

D1229 Test Method for Rubber Property--Compression Set at Low Temperatures

D1349 Practice for Rubber--Standard Temperatures for Testing

D1415 Test Method for Rubber Property--International Hardness

D1566 Terminology Relating to Rubber

D2137 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics

D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hardness

D3182 Practice for Rubber--Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets

D3183 Practice for Rubber--Preparation of Pieces for Test Purposes from Products

G7 Practice for Atmospheric Environmental Exposure Testing of Nonmetallic Materials

G151 Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources

G155 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials

Other Standards

Keywords

concentrating solar collectors; preformed seals; rubber; sealing compounds; Rubber--specifications; Rubber seals--specifications; Solar collectors--specifications; Solar heating/cooling systems--specifications; Solar materials/applications--specifications;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 21.140 (Seals, glands)

DOI: 10.1520/D3771-03R07

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