BOIL WATER WITH THE SUN Solar Heating with a Fresnel Lens Solar Heating an Aluminum Heat Sink

Interesting - a copper heatsink would be even more efficient...

What was the heat sink for? Was it just to focus the lens on? Lets see you do something cool with it now :) Would it be possible to connect a tube to a larger tank of water so that it would draw water in as it boiled off?

What about sealing the top to collect the steam....to drive a small turbine, further distill, or to desalinize?
Just a thought.

Hi,

The green thing is a Computer Processor Heat Sink.

Fantastic, I'll take two please!

Cool A cap, a hose, and a steam engine would probably work well with that.

Very nice music :)

wat is the thing in the middle

Just a thought on using this for cooking.. Maybe you could do something like a double boiler with the heat sink in the lower half and food in the upper half. I wouldn't mind having something like this for boiling water and making soup when camping. If a Fresnell lens could be rolled up or folded it would be perfect.

I assumed that 30 oz. of water is ounce weight, which equals .37 kilogram. I just realize that you probably meant volume ounces. Units! They get you every time. But folks get the idea, I think.
Other thoughts: 1000 watt is the rough average sunlight power per square meter, you exact number will differ. A thermometer with a stop watch will make the measurement more accurate. And boring.
Great video, as always.

Another great video Dan. Have you thought about making woodgas with a fresnel lens? Just a thought. I seriously need to get a bigger lens.lol Peace Dan Wilson Jr