摘要 |
<p>A solar radiation collector comprises a flow channel having a heat transfer medium enclosed therein and having a planar wall portion with an opening therein, and an elongated tube having an open end and a closed end, the tube passing through the opening in the wall portion and having a vaporizable heat transferring medium enclosed therein, the tube has absorber means at one end thereof outside the flow channel and a condenser connected to the open end thereof enclosed within the flow channel. The condenser has a larger cross-sectional dimension than that of the elongated tube and has a conical neck portion at the interface with the tube. A resilient annular gasket surrounds the tube outside of the flow channel, the gasket including a tubular portion for covering at least a portion of the conical neck portion of the condenser and forming a seal between the conical neck portion and the inside of the opening through the wall portion. The gasket further includes a flange portion for forming a seal on the outside of the flow channel around the opening.</p> |