Stoves and furnaces – Tool having fluid fuel burner – Curling iron
Patent
1979-11-20
1982-05-04
Scott, Samuel
Stoves and furnaces
Tool having fluid fuel burner
Curling iron
126444, 126450, F24J 302
Patent
active
043277071
ABSTRACT:
The field of this invention is solar collectors, and more particularly, the invention pertains to a flat plate collector that employs high performance thin films. The solar collector of this invention overcomes several problems in this field, such as excessive hardware, cost and reliability, and other prior art drawbacks outlined in the specification. In the preferred form, the apparatus features a substantially rigid planar frame (14). A thin film window (42) is bonded to one planar side of the frame. An absorber (24) of laminate construction is comprised of two thin film layers (24a, 24b) that are sealed perimetrically. The layers (24a, 24b) define a fluid-tight planar envelope (24c) of large surface area to volume through which a heat transfer fluid flows. Absorber (24) is bonded to the other planar side of the frame. The thin film construction of the absorber assures substantially full envelope wetting and thus good efficiency. The window and absorber films stress the frame adding to the overall strength of the collector.
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Anderson G.
Besha Richard G.
Cornish Cornell D.
Denny James E.
Scott Samuel
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