Nontracking parabolic collector apparatus
US4529831A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/40
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mirror collector having a generally parabolic surface terminating near the vertex in a circular or cylindrical curve, a collector tube composed of a clear glass outer tube for energy admission and for passing an inner fluid, the collector being generally elliptical in nature constructed of copper with a selective absorption coating for receiving heat and positioned so that the mirror concentrates substantially all incoming energy upon the central collector tube for providing a concentration factor of about four (4).
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