ARCHIMEDES SOLAR OVEN SOLAR POWERED FURNACE NO ELECTRICITY GAS HOT SLOAR COOKER

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This is a 75 cu ft Solar over that took about 5 days to build. Every connection is sealed with silicone. The maximum air temp measured with all the mirrors in place reaches 221 F with 70 F outdoor temperature.

We have a bit more work to do as 2 collection panels are wood and cannot handle the heat of the mirrors. The floor is plywood an is not affected. Without the mirrors the maximum temp achieved is 201 F.

Raising 75 cu ft is a task. This oven gains about 3 F every minute up to 150 F when exposed to sunlight with no mirrors. After that it increases 1F every minute. Woods ignition temperature is higher than what we will be needing so the frame works well and is an excellent insulator.

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[AsianMeatBunBoy]

anyone know where I can buy Fresnel lens for cheap and high QT?

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Check our website :-)

[bigfella11]

i grabbed an old tv that someone chucked out and was on the side of the road for hard rubbish to collect..now i took the tv to use the lense to set up my own much smaller solar cooker set up... now i doubt that it is a fernel lense, should that matter? I will use a mirror as you did.

Also as great as the oven is would it be better to put a door on the side for easier access, just as a normal oven would have??

great vid though..i have liked all of them i have seen so far.

Jason

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Hi,

The lens I am not sure but the side door would be much easier>

[ourkids123]

i have got 4 80w panels 48v inverter Steca Solarix 4401 (48v 40Amp) Solar Charge Controller with LDC display. can i put them in parallel. i want to run 42inch tv and pc, and 4 150ah batteries = 600ah is that ok ???

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

I think it should be fine, the solar panels should produce about 78v with no load, I would see what happens, if you are way above the 48v loaded you may want to stop. I think it will be fine. The higher voltage will not be the problem. Just make sure your batteries are charged up a bit before you load them.

Hope this helps. The panels, they are 12v yes.

Dan

[WarzSchoolchild]

One of the best 'recycling' initiatives I have yet seen on YouTube...BRAVO! FIVE STARS ***** AWESOME!!!!!

BTW, Check out:-

Environmental Effects from Recycling Windows. A case study

Professor Bertil Fredlund PhD

Lund Institute of Technology

Dept of Building Science

They used Pilkington 'Energi Glass' or 'Kappa Glass' which has a transparent coat of infrared reflective metalic tin. This traps the IR radiation inside. Loads of double-glazed glass panels get scrapped, many with K Glass.

[ericortizrules]

that lady is hot

[Ineedmorelives]

Good job, but it wouldn't make neighbors or people driving very happy. Are the panels glass or plexiglass from the cooler? Could you use this to cure clay pots and things? Very interesting.

[bunnybooties]

Great!:) Would love to make one and use to cook all my food. I'm really interested in cooking with a solar oven.

[Robots4Sale]

fix the word that is not spelled correctly in your title please

[Robots4Sale]

so this is only heated by the mirrors? why not put fresnel on top?

[advthinker]

Not to be krass but why are these videos so long? Get to the point! if you cant make it in three minutes or less, your grandstanding.

[Greg042869]

Why didn't you build it like a regular oven with the door in front?



[MistedMind]

It'd be nice of you to give the temperature in degrees celsius for the rest of the world (and the scientific world ;D ) that doesn't use Fahrenheit :)

I know there are ways to calculate it like dividing by... what not, and adding a bit.. But doing this for every temperature... :P

Well just an idea :)

Other than that: Nice idea ^^ I wondered how you brought those "giant" parabolic mirrors into shape :D

[pbteamobey]

you have a cute wife

[bergy41rox]

190 is less than a sauna. But still that is pretty sweet

[frankygows]

@unicursalhex  She is hotter than furnace