[AT] OT: solar project

[Steve W.]

Ken Knierim wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>    Thanks for all the suggestions on the little solar project. Instead
> of a steam engine, I looked at my target audience... 12 year olds...
> and came up with a different solution to get their attention. We ended
> up making a hot dog cooker. The first shot at it used a hot dog in a
> wire mesh but the dog kept catching fire in the intense heat
> collected. I then opted for a copper tube painted black with water in
> it. This gives a very set peak temperature and by adding a thermometer
> the kids can see when dinner is done.
> 
> here are some pix of the collector. There are several of it with the
> water at a full rolling boil. What you don't see is all the things we
> set on fire before we came up with this configuration.
> 
> http://www.knierim.us/gallery/solar
> 
> thanks again to all who contributed!
> 
> Ken in AZ
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Nice parabolic cooker. Might be a good use for all the old dishes out there.

-- 
Steve Williams
Firefighter,EMT, Fire Police
VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept