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Re: [GMCnet] Any interest in cooking with the sun? Cooling? [message #161411] Fri, 24 February 2012 17:35 Go to previous message
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You can get similar cooling results by insulating the ground during the
day, then uncovering it at night, so heat is lost from the uncovered
space. I've heard it's possible to make ice cream this way in the
desert. Haven't tried it, though

RonC

On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:27:14 -0800 (PST) Douglas Norton
<nortocd@yahoo.com> writes:
> I was intrigued by the ability to use the reflector to cool stuff off
> at night to 20 degrees below the night air temperature. Obviously I
> did not listen well enough in high school physics or I could have
> figured this out my self. My teacher said."heat does not rise, it
> is pushed up and displaced by dense cooler air..." I am sure he
> said something like take away the heat and stuff will get cool. The
> solar reflector reflects away infrared heat so stuff can freeze when
> the outside temperature is above freezing. Will my coach will get
> colder in winter if parked on white cement rather than on black
> asphalt? I think it would be fun to have such a solar oven to do
> vegetables for dinner.
>
> Doug Norton
>
>
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> From: Larry C <slawrence111@yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Any interest in cooking with the sun?
> Cooling?
>
>
>
> Well understanding that this was developed for areas where they have
> to burn wood to cook and the wood supplies are almost gone, this is
> a great find, its cheap and anyone can use it.
>
> In our world, any prep for bad weather, shortages etc, is a plus,
> not a minus.
>
> The cooker is cool.
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Ron & Linda Clark
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