Have 'em printed. Probably cost you less than 25 cents each. Todd Swearingen
----- Original Message ----- From: kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: RE: [biofuel] Solar > Original was built in Israel 25 or so years ago. Researcher was Dr Harry > Tabor. > A lot was published in ISES about it if you want to know more. Salt > gradually diffuses so you constantly concentrate brine and reinject if you > want continuous operation. I toyed with the idea of multiple layers of Saran > or similar to prolong stratification or even dispense with brine. > > Kirk > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Klingensmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:46 AM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [biofuel] Solar > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: "gassercoupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 07:38:10 -0000 > Subject: [hobbicast] Re: Mother Earth Solar Collector > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Ok, time for my 2 cents on solar. > To make a solar only system work you need a really big energy sink. > In the western world that would mean batteries, but in north Africa > it means a heat sink. > What they have done is build a very large swimming pool, about 4 > meters deep with a lot of pipes across the bottom. The pool is filled > with very salty (the heat sink) water. > There is no pump or anything moving the salt water, so the salt > stratifies into layers of increasing density. The bottom most layer > is always over 190 degrees. > They were not trying to make steam as thier power system did not use > water, it used freon. They used a converted V-4 commercial air > compressor as the engine to power the generator. > The system used gravity and one small pump, run off the front hub of > the engine, to get the freon from the condensor back to the pond. > This is the only "stand alone" solar system that I have ever seen > that worked "24/7" with out batteries. > The U.N. built it so I have no idea what it cost. > > John > > > > ===== > -Martin Klingensmith > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > http://devzero.ath.cx/ > http://www.nnytech.net/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.361 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 5/7/2002 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.361 / Virus Database: 199 - Release Date: 5/7/2002 > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Buy Stock for $4 > and no minimums. > FREE Money 2002. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------~-> > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
