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Parabolic solar Grill
Building a parabolic solar grill helps to understand the principle of sunlight concentration.
This technique is already used in experimental solar power plants. Parabolic mirrors focus the Sun's rays on black pipes in which water circulates. The heated water expands and turns into steam creating a pressure that can be used to power turbines and, with the help of generators, produce electricity.
A gigantic project called Desertec plans to build solar power plants of this kind in North Africa to supply Europe with electricity.
Difficulty
Medium
Duration
30min
Rating
Price
~ 12 CHF
Testimonials
1
Building
Print twice the model downloaded in from the blueprints/plans section. Combine the two papers to form the plan. ... Fold the board and insert the flexible mirror plate into the two parabolic slots until they slightly come out each ...With a cutter, mark lightly the blue lines of the two small strips of cardboard and bend them to form two bridges. Glue ...Drill a M5 hole in the two wood slats at 10 cm of one their ends. To attach the feet, proceed on both sides as follows: Pass a large washer on a M5 bolt. Then pass it through the inside of ...Cut out a window in the small cardboard rectangle and tape some space blanket on its back. Using black adhesive tape as a hinge, fix the window on the top of the grill.
| Date | 12.12.2012 |
| Author | Martin |
| Organization | info-energie |
| Translator | Martin |
| Final purpose | Produce light or heat |
| Field | Energy Substainable development |
| Language | français deutsch english |
| Licence |  |
