Recent content by camerart

Hi R, This is quite complicated, and what do we know what developments have happened since the decades old house? I'm always interested in subtleties, and what gets forgotten with long thread. The OP mentioned cooling the PV panels, this must have an added affect along with some heat capture...

Hi S and S, I agree that pipes behind the PV panel would not be good, as they would be in the shade. I would try to seal the top of the PV panels, so water could flow over them (To keep them cool) and extract any heat, though heat exchanger/heatpump, if economical. Use plastic or glass for the...

Hi B, I looked into different heat storage materials, and decided on water as the most suitable for experimenting with. e,g, between each sized test, water can be pumped, and doesn't need shovelling, stroring or much cost. When I'm experimenting with anything, I don't go for the best in the...

Hi O, After suggestions from here, I've stopped concentrating on this kind of technology, although if I wasn't working on other 'interesting' projects, I would experiemnt, in case something different appeared. My idea was mainly centred around stroring the energy, in a block, in my case for...

Hi A, This isn't a new invention, it's from my past, that I thought may be interesting, I hope I didn't offend you. C

Hi R, I studied all kinds of engine, including the Deltic, which I remember being tested on the railway near me. It has crankshafts plus lots of moving parts, where mine doesn't, which would make it obsolete. C

If you look a little closer you will see that this design has variable compression ratio, also there are valves on the intakes. C

Hi, Have you ever tried to invent anything? Long ago, as a school boy after learning about internal combusion engines, I 'invented' a rotary engine. (It had actually been invented in the 19th century) My dad said "If Fords can't do then you can't" So I stopped. Years later I learned about...

Hi S, I agree with you. A snap reply, or a Google link, can be time consuming, and is impossible to know if the answer is from knowledge or a 2minute look up. C

Hi B, Effective cooling, should mean heat extraction, and strorage. It wouldn't take much effort to use cooling from 'just' undergound, where the temperature is generally cooler. Ground loop water is a special subject and needs studying and monitoring to see if there is enough cooling for...

Hi S, My house is definitely not carbon neutral, and can't be turned round easily. But when the sun shines here, it should be captured and stored somehow. It's hot here at the moment, so any stored energy, should be converted to electric, for other uses than heating. C

Hi R, An interesting idea, but I won't be pursuing it. Thanks all for you help in my decision. Cheers, C.

Hi B, Over the years, I've seen all sorts of things develop, in surprising ways. I remember milk floats, and look at electric cars now. Generally power is dangerous. Costs generally come down, apart from heating bills. C

Hi A, What message does that suggest? It could mean that it isn't practical, or that they haven't figured it out yet. C