Solar grain drying/storage building
OwnerJack E. Hufford, William E. Mosmeierinventors
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Abstract
An enclosure for drying and storing grain or crops utilizing solar energy wherein an entire structural side (wall or roof) is of transparent material. An inner wall is positioned adjacent the transparent wall and an absorbent material is positioned intermediate the transparent and inner wall. The inner and outer walls form a duct for the passage of air past the absorbent material. The heated air is directed to a plenum/manifold which in turn is connected to a tubing having a multiplicity of perforations (ports) therein. The tubing extends back and forth in an array over the entire floor of the enclosure. The air passing upwardly through the ports in the tubing array provides a uniform distribution of heated air to the crops placed in the enclosure.
Claims10
An enclosure for solar-heated air drying/storing of crops comprising:
- one side of said enclosure in its entirety, having a structural transparent material,
- a wall positioned adjacent the inside of said transparent side to form an air duct,
- an absorbent material positioned in said air duct, and
- an air intake having means for passing air through said duct and over said absorbent material;
- a plenum chamber connected to each of the extreme ends of said duct;
- a planar array of tubing having a multiplicity of air ports therein connected to said plenum, a blower for each of said plenum chambers directing air from said duct to said plenums and from said plenums to said tubing;
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- means positioning said planar array of tubing over the floor of said enclosure to direct solar heated air upwardly through the crops stored in said enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.