Solar liquid heating system

Patent · Tue Jul 13 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6666992

Harder, W J; Pickett, J M

A solar liquid heating system has a collector receiving solar energy and heating a liquid. A liquid transfer pump moves the heated liquid to a heat transfer tank which heats water. The collector has a plate assembly mounted on a frame. Heat insulated bottoms, sides, and ends surrounded by the frame form an elongated chamber accommodating the plate assembly. The plate assembly has a plurality of side-by-side longitudinal plates. Adjacent plates have generally c-shaped sections that are located about a longitudinal tube for carrying liquid. Adjacent plates have lip and hook inter-connecting structures that cooperate with each other to clamp the tube between the c-shaped sections of the plates. The opposite ends of the tubes are connected to transverse tubular headers. The headers project through resilient grommets mounted on the sides of the frame. The top sides of the plate assembly are coated with black solar energy absorbing material. A light transparent cover encloses the plate assembly within the chamber of the collector.

• Assignee: Bethany Fellowship Inc
• Patent Number(s): US 4338921
• OSTI ID: 6666992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
DESIGN
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PUMPS
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTS
THERMAL INSULATION
TUBES
WATER