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Title: Solar heating system, and improved heat collecting and radiating components, for livestock-confining buildings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5408731

A system is disclosed for heating a building adapted to confine animals includes a solar collector, means for storing the heat absorbed by the collector and heat radiating floor mats which use such heat. The collector includes panels each having lightweight, clear, parallel plastic tubes secured at their ends to headers of similar material. The tubes are disposed in troughs in the panel base having inclined reflective side walls to concentrate reflected solar energy on the tubes. The heat radiating floor mats comprise tubes and headers like those used in the solar collector panels.

Assignee:
EDB-84-013769
Patent Number(s):
US 4401105
OSTI ID:
5408731
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 23 Sep 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-304877
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English