Method and apparatus for solar heating fluid
This patent describes a method for heating a fluid. It comprises: providing a substantially planar surface; coiling hoses adjacent one another on the surface so that each hose forms a first layer of substantially planar spiral coils having an inner end and an outer end; connecting the inner end of each spiral to the outer end of the next adjacent spiral by placing the inner end over a portion of the first hose layer thereby forming a second layer of hose comprising a single section thereof which extends from the inner end of the spiral to the outer end of the next adjacent spiral; wrapping a sheet of solar-ray penetrating film over the hoses by placing the film directly on the hoses so that the second layer of hose supports the film and spaces it away from substantially all of the first layer of hose thereby forming a plenum; connecting the outer end of the first hose to a source of fluid; exposing the film to solar rays; and circulating the fluid through the hoses.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-90-043113; EDB-91-001439
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4960104; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US s 7-380398
- OSTI ID:
- 6463496
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 17 Jul 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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