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A durable, low-cost, heat transfer panel of the type typically employed as a solar energy collector is disclosed. The panel includes a flow channel defining structure, preferably formed as a corrugated sheet and a superimposed flexible membrane, to which manifolds or headers are secured. The manifol

A durable, low-cost, heat transfer panel of the type typically employed as a solar energy collector is disclosed. The panel includes a flow channel defining structure, preferably formed as a corrugated sheet and a superimposed flexible membrane, to which manifolds or headers are secured. The manifolds have mating corrugated surfaces that are interengaged with the corrugations on the panel sheet to provide transverse rigidity to the overall panel structure as well as distribution of heat transfer fluid to and from the panel. Modified forms of the panel are disclosed in which the panel includes a selective absorber and a venting structure. A method for blow-molding the manifold into mating interengagement with the corrugated support sheet of the panel is also disclosed.

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A durable low-cost heat transfer panel including a sheet-like flow channel defining means formed with longitudianlly extending corrugations defining at least in part a plurality of side-by-side longitudinally extending flow channels, and manifold means secured to said flow channel means proximate an

A durable low-cost heat transfer panel including a sheet-like flow channel defining means formed with longitudianlly extending corrugations defining at least in part a plurality of side-by-side longitudinally extending flow channels, and manifold means secured to said flow channel means proximate an end thereof and formed for the flow of a heat transfer fluid between said manifold means and said flow channels, wherein the improvement in said heat transfer panel is comprised of: said manifold means being provided with a manifold surface formed to extend transversely across one of an upwardly facing and a downwardly facing side of said channel defining means, said manifold surface having an area substantially conforming to and mating with a substantial area of said corrugations on said one of said upwardly and said downwardly facing side of said flow channel defining means proximate said end, and said manifold means being secured to said flow channel defining means with said manifold surface sealed in interengagement with said area of said corrugations.