Solar panel assembly for fluid heating and method

Patent · Tue Sep 06 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5453148

Cook, T E

A solar panel assembly is described consisting essentially of a heat-collector fluid passage through which the air, for example, to be heated is passed for heating by convection and radiation. The panel comprises a ray-absorbing back or inner panel and a ray-passing diaphanous outer panel which is spaced forwardly thereof to provide the air passage through which the air to be heated is passed. The outer panel is so formed relative to the rear panel that the air passing through the passage is caused to travel in intimate contact with the ray-absorbing panel so that the absorbed heat will be effectively transferred to the passing air. This is accomplished by having the cooperating panels produce successive transverse slots in the direction of flow of the air stream which are constricted to offer resistance to the flow of the air stream to increase its velocity over the ray-absorbing rear panel with a minimum decrease in the pressure of the stream, much like a Venturi tube.

• Assignee: TIC; EDB-78-020545; ERA-03-011955
• Patent Number(s): US 4046133
• OSTI ID: 5453148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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DESIGN
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
THERMAL INSULATION