SolarSnow's All-Climate All-System All-Material TESTING MODEL

(above) the primary components ready for shipping and assembly




Engineering technician John Friesen poses with the multi-facet Collector
which is designed to allow for many styles of chemical/material modeling and testing.
This permits SolarSnow to customize systems for clients in any specific enironment
and to design optimized systems to meet unique needs and circumstances.

Here the Collector is shown with gaskets and glass mounted in place.  Four of the 12 temperature and pressure sensors are shown here, mounted on the base.
Upper tubing in Collector allows for air, gas, chemicals or other materials to be added.
Metal frame and hard rubber gaskets  hold 0.5"  tempered glass firmly allowing high pressures.
Various inserts: The stainless steel screen shown here allows activated charcoal to 'breathe' methanol top and bottom and can be easily removed to allow the installation of alternate systems to test other collector modes. These alternatives include heat-attracting tubes for lithium/bromide applications or ammonia/water applications, among many others.
Shown are 3 temperature sensors (top of screen, mid screen and below screen) of the 12 temp and pressure sensors built into the system Detail shows three sensor heads (protruding) in place
Mid backof the Collector is the channel where suspended gas or chemicals go into (or return via) the Condensor
The Condensor is a high efficiency heat transfer copper with aluminum fins that condenses the output of the Collector into liquid, allowing itr to drain into the Evaporator, then acts as the channel when the gas travels back to the Collector.
Copper in the Condensor is the only material the chemicals or gasses will meet that is not stainless steel or glass.

(above)  The long and winding (and inclined for drainage) stainles steel Exchanger
uses the cool water in the Cooler to lower the temperature of air, gas or any liquid travelling through it.
Upper left you can see where water can be added and centre bottom is the drain. Both are controlled externally.

The Evaporator sitting in the Cooler collects the liquid that has come from the Condensor. When the liquid evaporates and returns to the Collector (as pressure and temperatures change) heat is "absorbed" and cooling is initiated.
The bottom of the stainless steel Evaporator is designed to allow maximum evaporation surface exposure. Extending tubes allow for an even flow and balance of materials throughout.
On one end of the Evaporator there is a high pressure viewing glass.
The glass is set at an angle, allowing a submerged night-view camera to view and estimate the volume of liquid that has accumulated or evaporated at any given time.

(above) the Evaporator is fit amidst the tubing of the Exchanger
with a pipe extending up through the top of the Cooler to the Condensor

The top of the highly insulated Cooler is designed to allow a snug fit for the pipe that links the Condenser to the Evaporator.
The lid easily slides off/on.
Universal connectors made of stainless steel connect from the outside to the Exchanger.

Two medium sized units of this scale are capable of providing most of the cooling requirements of an average home.
 and are anticipated to cost CDN$200 to CDN$300 to manufacture. They would be made of less expensive materials
but would perform with equal efficiency. More stringent materials (as above) are required for research and testing.

This will allow us to refine or modify SolarSnow's medium and larger systems, ensuring optimum performance
in specific environments. The unit can be tested in a controlled environment duplicating the climate of choice
or the unit can be moved to that specific region allowing exact volume and pressure needs to be optimized.