Sunday, February 28, 2010

How to fix the solar fabric to the solar sail?


I was looking for simple ways of connecting our solar fabric to the proposed solar sail.
Here is one idea to start with -


The holes will be prepared on the edges of the solar fabric at equal distances (we will need a tool for piercing both fabrics properly!).

Afterwards, the fixing can be done with a CABLE TIE which needs to be heavy-duty type and UV-stabilized like the samples shown below -




Advantages of using the cable-tie:
  • quick & simple installation
  • easy to dismantle & change either the solar fabric or the solar sail (when the need arises)
  • less weight as compared to other fixing techniques such as metallic fasteners
  • spares can be easily accessed from any market

What do you think about its durability? Can we find other better techniques?


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