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Some pictures of the 4 by 8 by 4 box with Barra system. A precursor to the dCube.
The half dCube with a Barra system.
side view of the box
Back, sides, and bottom from 2 inch polyiso -- glued together with "Great Stuff" PU foam in a can
Attaching absorber made from 1 inch polyiso painted black.
Back of absorber board. The
vertical wood board behind absorber is to support inlet duct for collector.
The horizontal board that ends at back of absorber is to support the bottle
shelf.
Bottom surface of bottle shelf board. The 4 inch duct has a small fan
inside.
Alum foil is adhered witht he 3M spray cement.
Box sits on these scraps of 2 inch polystyrene foam.
Box in place ready to install glazing, inlet duct board, and bottle shelf. The absorber is actually a bit blacker than it looks in the photo, but could use a bit more BBQ paint.
The duct inlet duct board in place -- its half inch OSB. The duct depth is deeper than intended at about 5 inches.
Bottle shelf being dropped in. The room thermostat is the blue box and hangs about half way down into the box.
The logger room temp sensor is mounted in same place.
Thermostat is set to 65F.
Top of the bottle shelf. The 4 inch duct has a small fan to blow up into the bottle space.
The thermal snap switch mounted just in front of the fan only allows fan to turn on if bottle store is 90F or hotter.
This is the lowest setting for this switch.
The room thermostat and the thermal snap switch are wired in series so fan only goes on when room is cold and bottles are hot.
Installing 10mm twinwall polycarbonate glazing.
Picture taken from inside the box by lower camera through the slot at the back of the
bottle shelf.
Bottles in position. 2 front
rows at 18 bottles, 3 rd row of 8 bottles.
Intended to have 3 rows of 18, but ran out.
Most bottles loaded with room temp liquid, but about 8 loaded with 110F hot water.
Outside temp was 39F, and bottles no doubt cooled some before the top went on.
Bottle temp sensor duct taped to middle row bottle at side.
Logger wiring and power for fan/duct.
From the back/side with lid on and weighted. Lid is 2 sheets of 2 inch polyiso. One aluminized and one not.
Ran a bead of silicone around the top where it joins the sides and back.
Also ran a bean of silicone around the glazing panel.
Done! Time for a beer.
Sun logger is clamped at same angle as glazing and half way up.
This is the clear view to the south that the box has.
Gary