Solar energy thermal air plank collector calibration device

Abstract

The subject invention is an interchangeable component, multi-use solar energy air heating apparatus designed to achieve universal output energy through variable operation that includes radiant absorber capped sealed linear ducted passageway employing air as transfer medium that allows selective insertion of varying design elements of thermal mass, possessing known absorptive, retentive transfer properties of interchangeable quantity, densities, surface, texture and configurations providing for varying thermal energy exchange to capture, store as necessary, and pass on microsite harvested, direct, diffuse, locally compromised, controlling historic patterns of solar reception; said interchangeable components to produce quantitative thermal air for application in different climatic regions having unlike conditions, said interchangeable components to also provide for pre-manufactured testing and calibration plus provision for serviceable multi-duct manifolding for exiting air treatment as required to service habitable space, industrial processes, crop drying terrestrial and water plant life for energy application, plus night sky radiation cooling.

1 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein each air solar collector's elongated linear ducts are implemented with thermodynamically interacting selected rigid thermal mass element configurations, with said elements selectively physically in contact with the solar radiation absorber plate and surrounding surfaces to manipulate the flow of the thermal energy into a calibrated air stream so as to achieve maximum immediate energy transmission for thermal mass energy absorption and retention for timed energy release to optimally utilize daily solar radiation's thermal elevations and night sky solar radiation cooling when atmospherically possible. 
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 2  is implementation of rigid support carrying devices of non deterioration material capable of slide in carrying thermal mass elements up to fully into the entire length of air solar collector ducts so as to allow for laboratory testing and following general field implementation of selected mass configurations manipulating energy in the air stream to address local environmental conditions and intended application needs. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 3  is to provide a mechanism for the uniform injection of chemical spray and/or gaseous elements into the multi-duct exiting and/or entering manifolds of an air solar collector to create a required applicable gaseous mixture uniform exiting air stream if and when required for a designated application.