http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/ Solar Air Conditioning Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:39 GMT Chris Trask http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3719 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3719 ... Towards the bottom of that page there is a link to a Wikipedia article on the Einstein Refrigerator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:05:17 GMT Joe Kuz http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3718 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3718 Yes, I used the same meter. The trusses are wood, the roof is metal, and there is a foil insulation barrier between them. I think the celullose insulation Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:08:33 GMT KincyH http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3717 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3717 You may be able to get a cheap soil moisture meter from a gardening supply store or a moisture content meter for wood (know someone that has a lumber milling Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:31:15 GMT KincyH http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3716 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3716 Are you using the same meter for all of these measurements? Are you taking the measurements after the dew falls? Is there any dew on the floor (lay a piece of Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:43:35 GMT Vipen Mahajan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3715 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3715 Hi Pieter, Wow ! Had a look at your PPT, and your website. Very exciting. Truly suited for developing countries markets, and possible adaptation for local Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:54:46 GMT Pieter de Vries http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3714 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3714 Hi; We have a working prototype of a solar-thermal ammonia-based absorption chiller in Bali, Indonesia.. See attached.. Still working on 'compacting' the Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:54:53 GMT Vipen Mahajan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3713 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3713 Ussama, Pl. see my earlier post, checkout : http://www.redrok.com/NewtonSolarSteamManuscript.pdf And possibly we all could work towars a solar powered CSP Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:47:50 GMT Vipen Mahajan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3712 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3712 Chris, Just came across this Masters thesis, about solar CSP for a 5KW solar electric generator. See: http://www.redrok.com/NewtonSolarSteamManuscript.pdf Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:30:40 GMT Mojahed Online http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3711 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3711 Hello guys, I am a master student at Technical university of Hamburg, i would very much like to do my project work in Solar thermal technologies including Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:00:34 GMT Chris Trask http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3710 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3710 ... Presntly, US patents have a life of 20 years, provided that the periodic maintenance payments are made. Earlier, they were for 17 years. Chris Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:54:33 GMT Vipen Mahajan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3709 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3709 BTW, what is the life/validity of a patent. Vipen ... -- Vipen Mahajan Principal Leo Systems Chicago/Boston/Munich/New Delhi. Skype - vmahajan US +1-630-303- Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:44:03 GMT Chris Trask http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3708 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3708 ... the ... with ... seems ... You can geenrate sufficient steam with a concentrating collector. A British designer used glycol under pressure on the Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:29:07 GMT Vipen Mahajan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3707 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3707 Chris, I studied wikipedia etc, yes steam jet cooling is much simpler than all the adsorption stuff. I wonder whether we can generate enouh steam using solar Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:14:27 GMT Chris Trask http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3706 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3706 ... however ... throughout ... water ... The water quality and corrosion issues for the collector side of solar systems such as these can be remedied by using Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:57:41 GMT jamesmichaelnewton http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3705 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/solar-ac/message/3705 ... It's also an interest of mine. I have a web page regarding one version of this at: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/spac.htm#Steam I do believe