In Saharan regions, sandstorms have severe damaging effects on transparent articles such as window glass, windscreens and protective glass sheets of solar panels. Sandstorms occur particularly in spring with velocities that can reach 120km/h and for various durations typically of 48h and sometimes even more. Smaller particles of sand (average size
Origin
Lab Materiaux, Universite Ferhat Abbas, Algeria
Journal Title
Glass Technology 39 1 1998 24-26
Sector
Flat glass
Class
F 806