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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A Asselman, Eindhoven, NL;
Adrianus J Van Mensvoort, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ; F28D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
126433 ; 126446 ; 16510421 ;
Abstract
A solar collector comprises a tube containing an evaporable heat transport medium and having an evaporation zone and a condensation zone arranged during operation at a level higher than that of the evaporation zone. A plurality of pieces of a liquid-absorbing material is provided in the evaporation zone in a row extending in the axial direction of the tube in order to accumulate returning condensate, adjacent pieces being spaced from each other. These pieces are mounted on a shaft that maintains the same in contact with the inner surface of the tube.