Solar energy air-heating system

Patent · Tue Aug 14 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6283432

Reick, F G; Ebert, M

A solar energy air-heating system readily installable on the exterior wall of a residence or other building, the system including a module constituted by a slab of rigid foam plastic thermal insulation material whose upper face is covered by a fibrous mat having a blackened surface to absorb solar energy. Each edge of the slab is secured to a molding also adapted to receive the corresponding edge of a flexible transparent panel whose width is greater than that of the slab, so that when the panel is bridged between the edge moldings, it forms an arched dome over the slab. By attaching a series of such modules in end-to-end relation vertically along the wall of the building, an air duct is created whose lower end is then coupled by an inlet fixture to a lower zone in the interior of the building and whose upper end is coupled by an outlet fixture to an upper zone in the interior, a flow loop being thereby formed between the duct and the interior. Because of the pressure differential developed between the upper and lower zones, air is drawn into the inlet, the air being heated in the course of its passage through the duct by heat transfer from the blackened surface. The heated air is discharged from the outlet to heat the interior.

• Assignee: EDB-85-011645
• Patent Number(s): US 4465058
• OSTI ID: 6283432
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR HEATERS
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
DUCTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
MOLDING
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
PRESSURE EFFECTS
SLABS
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
THERMAL INSULATION