 | This DIYs project helps to understand how the greenhouse effect can be used to 'trap' and increase the heat of the sun. The sun's rays (short wavelengths of visible light) penetrate through the glass of the oven and heat the elements inside. When this heat is reissued as infra-red radiations ... »
greenhouse, trap, rays, wavelengths, penetrate
| | Note |  | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 2h 0 min. | | Date | 03.02.2016 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Apart from photovoltaic cells, there is another way to produce electricity with the Sun. This technique uses the Sun to heat water or air in a closed tank. High temperatures are reached by using parabolic mirrors which concentrate the Sun's rays. The heat increases the volume of water or air in the ... »
photovoltaic, tank, parabolic, mirrors, rays
| | Note |  | | Difficulté | | | Durée | 3h 0 min. | | Date | 05.11.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | This DIYs project of a solar oven was part of a contest organised by the Juvene Foundation and the Swiss television (RTS-découvertes) during Summer 2011. The idea was to propose an easy experiment which needed only extremely cheap and easy to find materials and which would encourage children to ... »
experiment, insulating, rays, greenhouse, panels
| | Note |  | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 2h 0 min. | | Date | 07.06.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Building a parabolic solar grill helps to understand the principle of sunlight concentration. This technique is already used in experimental solar power plants. Parabolic mirrors focus the Sun's rays on black pipes in which water circulates. The heated water expands and turns into steam ... »
parabolic, sunlight, mirrors, rays, pipes
| | Note | | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 0h 30 min. | | Date | 31.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | The construction of a solar hot water panel helps to understand how it is possible to heat water with the Sun. The basic principle is to circulate water in a black pipe placed behind a glass exposed to the Sun. Thanks to the greenhouse effect and the black colour that absorbs most of the Sun's rays, it is ... »
circulate, pipe, greenhouse, absorbs, rays
| | Note | | | Difficulté | | | Durée | 2h 30 min. | | Date | 31.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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