Designing (& Testing) A Solar Regenerated Desiccant Air Conditioner for our Passively Heated Solar Home, by Henry Gurr. This is the third of a series of nine photos. Please see the first in this series (pix 16/76) for full explanation.

Shown here is a side view of an experimental system to test if this type of SRDAC will actually work. The photos show an inclined clear plastic covered solar collector (3' x 7'), that has a layer wood shavings layered (3” thick) beneath the collector. The crumpled plastic, at right end of the collector box connect air flow to and from underground pipes, to the lower level of our house.

Please note magnifying glass in center of photo.


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