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Two Torus Cuts Provide Toroidal Paraboloid Reflectors
Solar Rad
iation Collectors (receivers) Focus Thermal Energy Into A Hot Air Balloon For Lift
Terrestrial Energy - Tube Mirrors For Solar Power Or Wind Turbine
3D Communications - More Images Than Stereoscopics (Two Images Collected)
The present invention is generally directed to an aerospace-grade Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems that collect and concentrate solar radiation to produce heat to provide lift in a hot air balloon, steam to drive propulsion, and thermovoltaic/photovoltaic circuits for generating electricity. A hot air balloon heat source is primarily a toroidal paraboloid reflector oriented directly into the sun’s radiation with a focus on a toroid absorber. In this invention’s aerospace applications, an absorber (receiver) is a heat transfer medium, primarily a fluid, which in a hot air balloon transmits the thermal energy from the collectors (receivers) into a hot air balloon for buoyancy (aerodynamic or non-aerodynamic).
.In illustration above, a paraboloidal shape 1 has geometric properties providing parabolic reflector functions: Parallel wave lengths of P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7 coming into a parabolic mirror through line L’s (perpendicular to the line between point 19 and 20), random points Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, and Q7 are focused at a point F relative to vector V. Parallel wave lengths of P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7 added to the length of the reflected waves of P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7 measured from the incidence points of reflection 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 to a central point 19 "focus" F, are all the same length in a parabolic mirror 1. For an incoming ray (P5), if the angle Q5° of incidence to the inner surface of the collector equals the angle of reflection Q5°, then any incoming ray, like P5, that is parallel to the axis of the parabolic reflector mirror dish 1 will be reflected to a central point 19 "focus" F. Parabolic reflectors can be used to collect and concentrate energy entering the reflector at a particular angle, because many types of energy can be reflected by parabolic reflectors. In addition, energy radiating from the "focus" to the dish 1 will transmit out as a beam of parallel wave lengths P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, and P7 that are parallel to the x axis of the dish 1. A real geometric torus 0 is illustrated as a dashed circle with a common centerpoint F to illustrate the profile of the parabola modification. Any portion of a paraboloidal shape reflects energy to a focus F, so parabolic reflector mirror dish 1 is just a derivative portion of a much larger potential paraboloidal shape extended out from the ends. The portion selected out of the larger parabolic curve is an optimizing engineering decision. In this invention the distance between F and V is approximately the same as the height of the trough. This provides the potential to make an aerodynamic shape relative to high speed travel of a disk and tube aircraft part taught in this invention.
Zornes Sun™ Hot Air Balloon Flat Heater
This invention teaches a “toroidal paraboloid trough” concentrator mirror technology which can replace hot air balloon heaters with sun heat energy focused on a large torus ring absorber to lift a balloon and then morph into an aircraft to fly back to a terrestrial landing site.
0° View at 6 AM
Ring 100 rotates around the payload to point the mirror into the sun. Payload tail 200 orients the mirror in wind to focus on the sun.
Parabolic mirrors are pointed directly into the sun all day:
45° View at 10 AM
90° View at 1 PM—Ring 100 orients mirrors into sunlight all day.
Unmanned And One Man Portable Balloon From Foldable Flat 3-mil Fresnel Lens.
A circular fuselage aerodynamics is well known in the aerospace industry and can be rapidly engineered into ultra-lightweight high speed aircraft that never need fuel. The outside diameter of this fuselage can be covered by a clear polymer to trap the heat and provide a smooth aerodynamic surface.
Sun energy parallel waves 1, 2, and 3 above are focused on a large ring toroidal paraboloid trough mirror 4. In light wave 1 the maximum distance between focus F and vector V is aligned with the diameter. In light wave 3 the distance between F and V closes to become the same point as the sun beam crosses the tangent of the circle, passing the quadrant point.
© Copyright 2012 David Zornes Sammamish WA 98074-6112— Patent Pending
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