Solar parabolic collector

Patent · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5863009

Blassy, D R

A water-heating solar parabolic collecting and concentrating apparatus comprises a pair of inclined parabolic reflectors positioned side by side on a rotary framework with upwardly extending water-heating tubes positioned along the focal lines of the respective reflectors. The tubes are split longitudinally into forward and reverse flow water passages by vanes which also provide heat transfer enhancing fins projecting diametrically from the tubes. Inlet and outlet hoses from the respective tubes extend through a turntable base forming part of the framework on which the collectors are mounted, for rotational sun-tracking under the power of a timer-controlled electric motor.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-86-100605
• Patent Number(s): US 4561423
• OSTI ID: 5863009
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 11 Jun 1984; Other Information: PAT-APPL-619188
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
DESIGN
SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
FINS
HEAT TRANSFER
PARABOLIC TROUGH REFLECTORS
SOLAR TRACKING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
TUBES
APPLIANCES
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
HEATERS
HEATING
HELIOSTATS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC REFLECTORS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR REFLECTORS
WATER HEATERS
WATER HEATING
140907* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Water Heating
141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators