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Solar collector for heating and cooling

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5988417
An improved solar collector for heating space air comprises a concentric arrangement of an inner cylindrical shell around which is coiled heat transfer tubing. Around the tubing is mounted a plurality of refractors arranged side-by-side in a plurality of directions so that as the sun moves across the sky during the day , successive groups of refractors bend the sunlight upon the coiled tubing. Air forced within the cylindrical shell is heated up by being in thermal contact with the solar heated tubing.
Assignee:
IFI; EDB-82-001554
Patent Number(s):
US 4267826
OSTI ID:
5988417
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English