Solar furnace and methods of use thereof
OwnerKarl von Kriesinventor
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Abstract
A solar furnace for heating a target having a heliostat with a reflective surface having a reflective portion, a surface altering mechanism capable of altering the shape of the reflective portion, and a target having a target area, the reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy toward a target.
Claims25
A solar furnace for heating a target comprising:
- a heliostat having:
- a reflective surface having a reflective portion,
- a surface altering mechanism capable of altering the shape of the reflective portion, and
- a target having a target area,
- the reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy toward the target.
A solar furnace for heating a target comprising:
- at least one heliostat having a reflective surface having a reflective portion, and
- a target having at least one target area,
- the reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy toward a target area, an at least one first reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy toward an at least one first target area, and an at least one second reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy toward an at least one second target area.
A solar furnace for heating a target comprising:
- a heliostat having a reflective surface having a reflective portion, the reflective surface capable of reflecting radiant energy, and
- a light pipe capable of receiving the reflected radiant energy and directing the reflected radiant energy toward a target.
A method of heating a target utilizing a solar furnace comprising the steps of:
- loading a quantity of moldable material into a target,
- altering the shape of a reflective surface utilizing a surface altering mechanism,
- reflecting radiant energy toward the target area of the target,
- heating the target area with the reflected radiant energy, and
- removing the molded product from the target.
A method of claim 19 further comprising the step of placing a target in the focal point of a reflective surface of a heliostat.
A method of claim 19 further comprising the steps of:
- placing a target in close proximity to a second end of a light pipe, and
- reflecting radiant energy toward a first end of a light pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.