Parabolic Trough Solar Collector water heater 3
Part 4 is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5f4QQTyFk Inspired by George Plhak and Daniel Rojas (GreenPowerScience), this Parabolic Trough Solar Water H…
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Pedro Talavera
September 17, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Seguro, me interesa. ¿Tienes algo en linea?
ancelgray
September 17, 2013 at 10:12 pm
es un captador solar pero que funciona con fluidos térmicos de alta temperaturas similares a los de una estación solar eléctrica
tengo todos los detalles técnicos que te pasare si te gusta la idea de hacer el proyecto es libre no tiene patente fue diseñado por mi empresa y estamos haciendo pruebas y funciona muy bien
Pedro Talavera
September 17, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Hola Pedro,
?Que tipo de proyecto es?
ancelgray
September 17, 2013 at 10:46 pm
pasame tu correo que te voy a enviar un proyecto para que agas
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September 17, 2013 at 11:19 pm
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September 17, 2013 at 11:38 pm
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Gomez william c
September 17, 2013 at 11:46 pm
Thanx,USALib.
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 12:33 am
People are awesome! Videos like this are the antidote for the nightly news!
USALibertarian
September 18, 2013 at 1:02 am
What exactly are you looking for? Detailed plans do not exist yet because I am not quite finished with the project. Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 1:24 am
interested in its technicals
please post all to dahaless@gmail.com
Dahale SS
September 18, 2013 at 1:56 am
Ma Tony, Yeah, a Fresnel Lens would be another way of concentrating the sunlight. I think a good design could be done with such a setup.
Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 2:24 am
hi, Andrew,
what a creative design, and u are very charming & interesting guy, hehe..,
one idea provide u “why don’t u use fresnel lens?” or add it on the cover, which might be value added on performance.–just for reference. my background is not science, just a hint, hope it would help some!
Ma Tony
September 18, 2013 at 3:04 am
Yes, paverop, this is the 3rd video in our Parabolic Trough series. There is now a 4th and 5th video in the series. Go to YouTube and search for these:
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Water Heater 4
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Water Heater 5
Have a look and tell me what you think.
Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 3:38 am
Did you ever get all of those parabolic mirrors up and running? I’d sure like to see a video on the final results. Are you going to post one in the future??
paverop
September 18, 2013 at 3:59 am
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aswaterheaterscom
September 18, 2013 at 4:15 am
Particularly pay attention to how I fasten down the mirror sheets near the outside edge. If you have more questions after that, just let me know. Thanks to George Plhak! He also sells plans and templates. I have these as well. Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 4:41 am
I improved on the design of George Plhak. He has several videos on YouTube that explain how to make the troughs. You should watch these first. I live in Texas where we have large hailstones, so I used mirror stainless steel sheet instead of mirror plastic. After you view George’s videos, then look at all five of my videos to see the improvements that I made on the parabolic collectors.
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 5:13 am
Certainly eloid. The reflectors are mirror stainless. Four 2’x5′ reflectors can be cut out of a 4’x10′ mirror stainless steel sheet;
S420-HP 20 GA. T304 Stainless Steel Sheet – #8 MIRROR Polish
I got it at metalsdepot on the web
Get them to cut them into four 2’x5′ pieces. Ask them to crate them so the edges don’t get bent. The first shipment I got had the corners all bent up.
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 5:29 am
can you post info about the reflect mirror film used on the collector
ie the film name cost and where to buy it. Great build…
can you post a video how you applied the film or made the collector.
eloid777
September 18, 2013 at 6:01 am
Thx, Berry. Well, we are going to make the 5th video in the series hopefully next week. Have you seen number 4? Anyway, the embedded controller is done.It’s November 1st, and with a vacuum around the focal pipes, I am getting about a 15 degree (F.) differential in the system. It seems like it is going to work in the winter. Yeah, the dish concept is good, but I think that troughs will ultimately prove more cost effective and able to put a vacuum around the focal pipes for winter.
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 6:38 am
Right on man, brilliant design, simple… I still think the dish concept is key to control and efficiency but this really kicks the trough design up a notch! Way ta go!
Berry Sharp
September 18, 2013 at 6:43 am
Well, conventional solar collectors typically heat 1.5 gallons per square foot of collector. So a conventional system has a 40 square foot collector and a 60-80 gallon tank. This parabolic collector follows the sun and has (4) 2×5 collectors = 40 square feet. So it SHOULD do better than a conventional system. We’ll soon see. Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 7:08 am
Are those 4 pipes enough?
koi be
September 18, 2013 at 7:24 am
Thanks for the kudos! I now have the electronics and software done so it is successfully tracking the sun and heating water! Hopefully, another video soon. Be sure to see part 4 as well (This is part 3) Andrew Ancel Gray
ancelgray
September 18, 2013 at 7:24 am