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Nontracking parabolic collector apparatus

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6068104
A mirror collector having a generally parabolic surface terminating near the vertex in a circular or cylindrical curve, a collector tube composed of a clear glass outer tube for energy admission and for passing an inner fluid, the collector being generally eliptical in nature constructed of copper with a selective absorption coating for receiving heat and positioned so that the mirror concentrates substantially all incoming energy upon the central collector tube for providing a concentration factor of about four.
Assignee:
Advanced Solar Systems
Patent Number(s):
US 4475537
OSTI ID:
6068104
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English