Stoves and furnaces – Heaters – Surface
Patent
1976-08-16
1978-09-12
Sprague, Kenneth W.
Stoves and furnaces
Heaters
Surface
237 1A, F24J 302, F24H 700
Patent
active
041129202
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for utilizing the energy of the sun to heat a rotatable round metal tank. The tank is cradled upon two sets of wheels, of which one set of wheels is powered by an electric motor. The tank is placed in horizontal position upon the two sets of wheels which are near ground level. The round metal tank is constructed with a divider/separator to form two separate compartments to hold or contain liquid and/or air. On the horizontal extremities of the round metal tank are outlet openings and inlet openings for the passage of liquid/air to move through the separate compartments. Adjacent and flanking the round metal tank are deflectors to concentrate Solar energy toward the round rotatable metal tank. Arcing over the round metal tank is a transparent cover to aid in the heat retention during and after the round tank is heated by Solar energy. The inlet openings and outlet openings are placed close to the divider/separator and also close to the peripheral area of the metal tank. The rotational movement of the round metal tank is powered by a small motor that turns one set of wheels in the direction that causes the separate compartment tank to "tilt" and this action causes the liquid to flow out of the compartment by the use of gravity into a container, this liquid then to be used by the user at his discretion by operating a pump.
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Jones Larry
Sprague Kenneth W.
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