Solar radiation collection systems

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure High efficiency solar radiation collectors may employ a dual flow path relative to heat transfer surfaces of the collector panel. A major air flow is confined beneath the panel, but a subsidiary (bypass) air flow at an angle to the principal air flow is also employed to suppress natural (free) flow convection at an upper side of the panel. Advantageously the subsidiary air flow can be established by perforations in the collector panel and by creation of a suction for the bypass air. High efficiency energy collection particularly, adapted to weak and intermittent radiation environments is, further enhanced by the usage of a collector panel having a low thermal mass …