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Solar energy collector

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6254883
A solar energy collector is disclosed including a housing forming a receptacle across which a fluid to be heated can flow and which is divided into a pair of chambers in the direction of fluid flow by a heat exchanging mat including a layer formed partially from an absorbent material and partially from a material having capillarity so as to retain a liquid fed into the layer and cause heating of the liquid by radiation impinging into the receptacle of the housing. A fluid medium, such as air, can be passed through the chamber formed below the aforementioned heat exchange mat to pick up heat from the mat for distribution as desired.
Assignee:
IFI; EDB-82-001550
Patent Number(s):
US 4267821
OSTI ID:
6254883
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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