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An old water heater was donated to my high school's pre-engineering class. After watching an episode of "The Cosmos," in which | An old water heater was donated to my high school's pre-engineering class. After watching an episode of "The Cosmos," in which a farm of parabolic solar concentrators were used to heat water in order to power a steam engine that irrigated water, I was inspired to recycle the old water heater and turn it into a concentrated solar water heater. | ||
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Before starting to design my concentrated solar water heater I researched what some other people hade made. Th | Before starting to design my concentrated solar water heater I researched what some other people hade made. Th | ||
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* and back to one... | * and back to one... | ||
# [https://georgesworkshop.blogspot.ca/p/solar-thermal.html George's Workshop solar thermal page] | |||
== Project goals == | == Project goals == | ||
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== Costs == | == Costs == | ||
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| 3" pvc pipe | | 3" pvc pipe | ||
| free | | free | ||
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| water heater | | water heater | ||
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| glass tube | | smaller glass tube | ||
| $ | | $7.20 | ||
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| larger glass tube | |||
| $8.30 | |||
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| mylar film | |reflective mylar film | ||
| | |$11.00 | ||
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== Discussion == | |||
== Results and Discussion == | |||
Your discussion. | Your discussion. | ||
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The next steps. | The next steps. | ||
== Contact details == | == Contact details == | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 19 January 2017
An old water heater was donated to my high school's pre-engineering class. After watching an episode of "The Cosmos," in which a farm of parabolic solar concentrators were used to heat water in order to power a steam engine that irrigated water, I was inspired to recycle the old water heater and turn it into a concentrated solar water heater.
Research
Before starting to design my concentrated solar water heater I researched what some other people hade made. Th
- Like this
- and like this
- and two for the next indent
- and back to one...
Project goals
Turn an old household water heater into a solar concentrated water heater
Project steps:
- Model full scale design
- Model and build a 3-D printed small scale prototype
- Test effectiveness of design based on prototype
- Build full scale solar concentrator
Design
Describe your design here.
- Sample gallery
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Even more sample caption text.
Next level heading
You may need deeper level headings. Just keep adding equal signs to get that.
Costs
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| plastic filament | free |
| 3" pvc pipe | free |
| water heater | free |
| chair legs | free |
| smaller glass tube | $7.20 |
| larger glass tube | $8.30 |
| reflective mylar film | $11.00 |
Results and Discussion
Your discussion.
Next steps
The next steps.
Contact details
pjmayvil@mtu.edu