Solar Fire P32
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Hello, we’re in Rajkot North India.
I’m Eerick Wissenz from Solar Fire and SiSustainable
and I present to you the Solar Fire (((P32))) Solar Concentrator.
The ((((SF P32))) has 32 square meters
of mirror on a structure 6X6 meters.
The purpose of the machine is to reflect the sun's light
onto the focal point to arrive at a high temperature over 700 degrees .
The model shown here is fitted with the boiler to produce Steam.
The Steam travels down the pipe and runs the Steam Engine.
Both, the Concentrator seen here and the Steam Engine are produced by
(the company) TinyTech Plants in Rajkot North India.
There are 360 mirrors on 10 Rows..
so 36 mirrors per row.
The inclination of the rows is controlled
by guidance cable which runs the length of the machine.
Each row it’s attached to this cable and can move in
synchrony with the other rows.
There are 4 guidance cables which allow us to control
the 4 quarters of the machine independently.
The guidance cable is tightened or let loose with the wheel
at the lower of the machine.
At the other end of the machine it goes thought a pulley
and it’s pulled down by a weight, this weight allows
the cables to remain tight.
We can adjust the row on the cable by simply fixing one bolt.
The individual mirrors are placed in the machine
by a very simple mechanism
At the back of each mirror is glued a rod
and this rod is simply inserted into a tube that is fixed
on each row
Each tube is fixed at a very precise angle which
is calculated by a program.
All the mirrors together focus the light onto the boiler.
But to go from low to high concentration
each mirror can be bent to focus the light further.
To keep the mirror curve, a very simple structure
at the back of the mirror can push two triangle
tin plates and fixes out curvature.
We focus each mirror for the same distance
as there is between it's position and the focal point,
again this distance is given to us by our program
and allows us to work in the shade and avoid
tedious adjustments when installing the machine.
Once all the mirrors are installed we focus
the machine and start accessing free clean energy.
As the focal temperature is hight the possible
applications are numerous, imagination is the limit.
The application here is a Steam Engine.
The knowledge, skill and equipment to make most of
of the parts of a steam engine such as the cylinder,
piston, connecting rod, crank shaft and valve
are already widely available.
Mechanics familiar with the internal
combustion engine can easily maintain a steam engine.
We can only convert a portion of our energy to mechanical power
However the rest of the energy is not lost,
it exits the engine in the form of exhaust steam
and can be used for low level heat applications
such as in milk processes and of course
for pasteurising milk and purifying water.
The engine here is simply being tested, it is driving
a compressor that will be later used to pump water back into the boiler.
The exhaust steam simply enters a condenser
so we can measure the steam consumption.
We will continue to develop and will be testing other
applications soon, specifically
milk boiling and water pumping.
So stay tuned to solarfire.org for developments.
The next part in this series we'll explain our calculation program,
the solar fire optimiser and simulator calculates
all the angles and distances so you don't have to.
All the technology you've seen in this film is Open Source.
Your encouraged to acquire a machine and copy it
as well as develop new models.
By replacing combustion fires with solar fires
we can significantly reduce deforestation and pollution
as well as increase sustainable energy access.