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Solar Furnace Experiments and Studies
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Definition
A solar furnace is an industrial appliance that concentrates solar energy in order to produce heat at high temperatures (3,000 °C) by using parabolic reflectors (curved mirrors). The generated heat can be used to generate electricity or even to melt steel, etc.
A solar power tower is a type of a solar furnace using a high structure (tower) to collect sunlight.
Background Information
- Solar furnace - Wikipedia [View Resource]
- Solar power tower [View Resource]
- The biggest solar furnace in the world [View Resource]
- Power station harnesses Sun's rays [View Resource]
- Solar furnace melts rock [View Resource]
- Solar power tower [View Resource]
K-12 Experiments, Labs, Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
- Build a gigantic solar furnace [View Experiment]
- Build a Fresnel Lens Solar Furnace [View Experiment]
- Build your own Solar Furnace (Video) [View Experiment]
- Self Powered Solar Box Furnace [View Experiment]
- Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing [View Experiment]
- Homemade Soda Can Solar Furnace [View Experiment]
- See if a solar furnace could generate temperatures hot enough to make glass, and to determine how different factors affect the maximum temperature. [View Experiment]
College Experiments, Labs, Science Fair Projects, Lesson Plans, Studies and Articles
- Development of a solar crematorium [View Experiment]
- Solar Hydrogen Production by a Two-Step Cycle Based on Mixed Iron Oxides [View Experiment]
- Elaboration and Testing of Materials Using Concentrated Solar Energy [View Experiment]
- Optical Waveguide System for Solar Power Applications in Space [View Experiment]
- Lunar oxygen production by pyrolysis [View Experiment]
Theses and Dissertations
- Performance of a parabolic trough solar collector [View Thesis]
Patents
- Solar cooker with a parabolic reflector (solar barbecue) (US Patent 5090399, 1992) [View Patent]
- Low temperature solar furnace and method (US Patent 4353353, 1982) [View Patent]
- Method of constructing solar furnace (US Patent 3993528, 1976) [View Patent]
- Constant absorption solar furnace (US Patent 4967730, 10990) [View Patent]
See Also
- Fresnel Lenses [View Experiment]
- Build Your Own Solar Cooker [View Experiment]
- Solar Collectors [View Experiment]
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