Apparatus for solar heating

Patent · Tue Apr 25 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5785440

Menning, J

A solar collector array is described which is adapted to receive water from a spa, to heat the received water and then to conduct the heated water back to the spa, the solar collector array including: cylindrical inlet manifold having an axial opening by which water from the spa may be received and having a series of equally spaced radial holes extending along its length; a cylindrical outlet manifold having an axial opening by which heated water may be conducted back to the spa and having a series of equally spaced radial holes extending along its length; a plurality of flexible tubes arranged in a plurality of sets of tubes with each of the tubes having a first end attached to a hole in the inlet manifold and a second end attached in a hole of the outlet manifold thereby forming a flow path between the inlet and outlet manifolds with a transverse centerline defined midway between the manifolds and the ends of thet tubes when the array is extended; and a plurality of webbing components arranged side-by-side.

• Assignee: NOV; EDB-89-122630; NOV-89-068057
• Patent Number(s): US 4823771
• OSTI ID: 5785440
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
TUBES
WATER HEATERS