Fluid-heating solar collector
Patent
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OSTI ID:5417365
This patent describes a fluid-heating solar collector. It comprises: an enclosed collector housing including a solar radiation transmitting side wall and an opposite radiation reflecting side wall parallel thereto, fluid inlet means to the housing, fluid outlet means from the housing, and a solar energy absorber supported within the housing between edges of the side walls and including heat-conductive and radiation-absorbing material comprising a continuous panel having a plurality of open-ended, bent in zigzag shape passages formed by adjacent pairs of heat-conductive, oppositely positioned strips having alternate V-shaped indentations and protrusions providing a regular, longitudinal, undulatory herringbone pattern extending substantially uniformly through the entire interior of the housing for passage of fluid flow through the passages. The strips being disposed continuously in planar configuration and having side walls extending at an inclination relative to the radiation transmitting side wall. The inlet and the outlet means being arranged to cause the fluid to flow through the zigzag shaped passages to thus provide heating of the fluid during passage therof through the absorber.
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-89-086017; EDB-90-007229
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4867134
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7220079A
- OSTI ID:
- 5417365
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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