Study of light scattering on a soda lime glass eroded by sandblasting

Laboratory simulation of the surface erosion of solar glass mirrors

“…To compare degradation results, we have extrapolated the obtained trends in order to calculate the potential degradation at an equal sand mass. It was found that the loss in specular reflectance varies linearly with the injected sand mass, which is confirmed in previous studies (Marouani andBouaoudja, 2014, Bousbaa et al, 2003;Adjouadi et al, 2007). The linear extrapolation, F(x) = ax + b, was then determined for each impact angle.…”

Normal impact of sand particles with solar panel glass surfaces

“…In particular, some studies have been performed on impact damage of solar panels by investigating the outer surface under laboratory conditions with normalized sand [12,13] or with sand collected randomly from the field [5,6,[14][15][16]. Ludwig and Stoner carried out a quantitative study on the abrasion resistance of surfaces in optical devices by falling abrasive sand.…”

HF etching effect on sandblasted soda-lime glass properties

“…The surface flaws induced by sand particles impacts lead to a deterioration of the glass strength and optical transmission. [3][4][5][6][7] Glass strengthening has been abundantly studied. The numerous methods that were cited in literature are based on different concepts.…”