Hot Air Collector

Hot air collectors are primarily used to supply solar heat to a house in winter. They may be mounted vertically on the side of a house to take advantage of the oblique angle of a winter's sun. These home made collectors can be active or passive. By adding a fan to a passive hot air collector and making it active the heat collection efficiency is improved.

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[xtomkx]

Well done. How is that polyester felt working out for you?

[jcanivan]

@xtomkx ... Thank you.. I love working with polyester felt. It seems to last forever. It works best for hot water systems.

[CTOL1]

Looking forward to the results of this polyester felt solar heater, neat concept.

[jcanivan]

@CTOL1 Thank you I have estimate that the heat exchange efficiency for this design is about 35%

[dmacosta1]

thanks for sharing 

[jcanivan]

@dmacosta1  You are welcome

[TheMarw98]

hi

can anyone translate this video to greek?



[fonephat]

Music; Scott Joplin The entertainer.

[islandpilot100]

Insulation is good BUT polyisocyanurate foam board, that you have used,, degrades over time releaseing cyanide gas, yep!  I recommend extruded styrofoam (blueboard) for your application

[jcanivan]

@water4fuelh20 Thank you I very much like making these videos and I appreciate your comment. Music seems to pull the videos together,,, Pu8t the sun on your team...

[jcanivan]

@CheapEnergyIdeas  Thanks for the comment. I like your handle... I thank your are right. polyester would probably exchange more heat in a water environment. but I do believe this concept could be developed and it is cheap...

[CheapEnergyIdeas]

I think polyester is your personal best idea as far as water, but 50f outside input air temp and a collector temp of only 135F stagnant is a very weak collector ,looks like it would run around 52F at outdoor freezing temps..probably less with more thermal loss thru the glazing and metal frame @ those temperatures. .