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Solar heating method

US4239035A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1978
Grant dateDec 16, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 24, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/44
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A liquid containing carbon particles in a predetermined concentration is circulated through a multiplicity of channels in a solar panel to heat the liquid which is then circulated through a heat exchanger. The solar panel is clear and uncolored, and the surfaces of the panel contacting the liquid are wetted with a wetting agent added to the liquid. The carbon particles are also wetted. The liquid is uniformly distributed through all the channels in the panel.

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