摘要 |
<p>The open top housing member has a top arranged to be closed by a solar radiation transparent covering, and is arranged to be mounted in side by side and end to end relationship with similar members to provide a large area solar heat absorber unit, and each housing member includes passageways for the flow of fluids, such as air, and devices for joining the members at the passageways. This provides an inlet fluid manifold at one edge of the combined housings and an outlet fluid manifold at the opposite edge of the housing providing the transfer of heat absorbed by the unit to the transfer fluid. The housing members are made of lightweight sheet metal and may be secured together either by crimping edges and flanges of adjoining members or lateral mechanical pressure at the passageways.</p> |