Modular Heat Storage

PV and solar collector arrays are often modular so why not design a heat storage system that's also modular? Modular designs are easy to assemble, versitile and easy to troubleshoot and modular plastic drum heat storage systems have the additional advantage of providing a unique metod of heat stratification that improves solar heat collection performance.

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[dadigitechman]

This is real good. As for linking barrels together, there is enough material to run a half inch pipe thread directly in the side wall. I've done it for drains and temp probes. Thanks for the ideas and all of your hard work.

[jcanivan]

@dadigitechman Thank you DAD for your comment. The reason I use large 2" PVC connectors is to create less turbulence in the water. Turbulence causes the hot water to mix with the cold water and this lowers the heat collection efficiency.

[jeremiahsineiii]

@randommagnum Tell that to Southernprepper1 . /user/southernprepper1?feature­=g-u-u

[randommagnum]

You might as well forget about gaining any more independence from large entities, because most of the people who entertain the ideas you have vote in Communists. Trying to overcome big business with an even more draconian big government is a hallmark of the naive...who voted in Obama.

[photoimagedisplay]

Am I correct in saying your objective is to return colder water to the collector? That is instead of using say one tank and quite a bit of heat being returned to the collector you get to keep the heat. This would of course be wise if you return colder water you can then get more heat from the collector. It increases the efficiency of the cycle. Another question is the array is trying to achieve high temperature difference is that for air heating which would rely on this.

[66Deaf]

@jcanivan NO

[kitsurubami]

i don't really understand what you're talking about or what the purpose of this is, but hot water doesn't weigh less than cold water. Hot water is less dense than cold water. It still weighs the same unless you're comparing two same volume containers in which one has hot and one has cold. I'm sure you already know this, but it bugged me when you said "hot water weighs less than cold", it bothered the part of me that was in physics class before i failed it :)

[ANTIDAJAL13]

thanks a lot . I am just worndering is it possible to have this design in file format like pdf etc..

[claudius2u]

In mid 70s I created a fairly efficient wood furnace with two 24'' X 5' Dia X Lgth hot water heater tanks, split open length-wise, welded together, turned with 1 above the other, and a 30 gal. well water tank fitted with internal, 3/4" copper tube through a flat end plate sealed by truck tire innertube piece, and bolts. It was air-tight, with regulated cumbustion air intake. We heated S. Central PA 3-story country home with scrap wood 8 years! Often wished I still had it!

[DrBenGravely]

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[darthom]

I can understand the expanding hot water pushes cold water from barrel 1 into barrel 2 but, does the water truly get sufficiently hot enough in barrel 1 that barrel 2 is eventually warm enough to expand water into barrel 3, etc? I am not a hydrologist so, if you will, what temperature and how long? Except for the soapbox, I really liked the video. Thanks.