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*[[AEF solar water heater]] | *[[AEF solar water heater]] | ||
*[[Combined photovoltaic solar thermal systems (PVT) - literature review]] | *[[Combined photovoltaic solar thermal systems (PVT) - literature review]] | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 22 October 2018
Solar thermal collectorsW are apparatus designed to collect the thermal energy of the sun.
Constructed
Galleries of various uses of constructed solar thermal collectors.
Cookers
Solar thermal collectors functioning as food cookers
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Earthen Solar Cookers A low cost and low environmental impact design envisioned by Bart Orlando. -
Catch and Cook A solar oven capable of reaching 160°F in 20 minutes -
Solar Bowling Oven Solar oven kids can build and use on their own -
The Solar Swing Solar oven for a school reaching 200°F in 30 minutes -
Aleiha's parabolic solar cooker Parabolic Solar Cooker -
Papasan Chair Solar Cooker A solar cooker and chair when not in use -
Parabolic basket and tin can solar cooker Solar cooker out of local invasive species and waste materials -
Sunbrella An umbrella in the rain, a solar cooker in the Sun -
Umbrella solar cooker A multi-use solar cooker
Dehydrators
Solar thermal collectors functioning as food dehydrators
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Window Shopper and Back Me Up Flock House solar dehydrator and backpack solar dehydrator -
Tear the Roof off Dry sliced apples in 18 hours of sunlight with this legless solar dehydrator -
Sodhoppers' Solar Dehydrator Durable food dehydrator for a school from a waste kitchen cabinet -
Chris's ENGR305 Solar Food Dehydrator A hybrid, solar food dehydrator
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Hot Water
Solar thermal collectors functioning as hot water heaters
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Thermosyphon Solar Shower System An outdoor shower that utilizes solar energy to heat the water -
HBCSL solar shower A solar shower for the Humboldt Bay Center for Sustainable Living
Other
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Solar heating box
A passive solar heating box
Ideas
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The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing
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The solar thermal collector T1 draft drawing: an idea for a special mount for the batch heater for using it in temperate climates
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Solar thermal collector T1: draft of solar orientation platform
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The solar thermal collector T2: first draft of evacuated tube collector
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The finished 3D model of the T1 and T2 solar thermal collector
