摘要 |
Applicant's invention comprises a system for the generation and distribution of steam by solar energy comprising apparatus for the solar energy generation of steam. The system is comprised of an enclosed structure to be erected over the surface of a body of source water with the structure containing a plurality of transparent lenses which are adapted to receive incident solar rays and which force these rays at or just below the surface of the source water within a limited area. This causes surface boiling of the source water which generates steam within the enclosed structure. The system also comprises distribution conduits from the enclosed structure to places remote from the structure and booster stations which communicate with the apparatus through the conduits. Each booster station comprises a reservoir for storing the condensed water from the apparatus with an enclosure over the reservoir which contains a plurality of transparent lenses which focus incident solar rays at or just below the surface of the condensed water in the reservoir within a limited area to regenerate steam within the booster station, and outgoing distribution conduits to places remote from the booster station.
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