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A modular passive solar energy storage system comprises a plurality of heat tubes which are arranged to form a flat plate solar collector and are releasably connected to a water reservoir by, and are part of, double-walled heat exchangers which penetrate to the water reservoir and enhance the heat t

A modular passive solar energy storage system comprises a plurality of heat tubes which are arranged to form a flat plate solar collector and are releasably connected to a water reservoir by, and are part of, double-walled heat exchangers which penetrate to the water reservoir and enhance the heat transfer characteristics between the collector and the reservoir. The flat plate collector-heat exchanger disassembly, the collector housing, and the reservoir are integrated into a relatively light weight, unitary structural system in which the reservoir is a primary structural element. In addition to light weight, the system features high efficiency and ease of assembly and maintenance.

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A passive solar energy storage system comprising: a tank for releasably storing heat in a fluid such as water contained therein; at least one heat tube for releasably storing radiant energy incident thereon as heat in a vaporizable fluid contained therein and having at least one axial heat collector

A passive solar energy storage system comprising: a tank for releasably storing heat in a fluid such as water contained therein; at least one heat tube for releasably storing radiant energy incident thereon as heat in a vaporizable fluid contained therein and having at least one axial heat collector fin; a double-walled heat exchanger comprising first and second tubes, the first tube being releasably mounted to and extending into the interior of the tank and itself being adapted to slidably receive the heat tube as the second tube thereof for transferring heat stored in the vaporizable heat tube fluid to the reservoir fluid medium; the double-walled heat exchanger having at least one channel formed between the first and second tubes for venting the interior space to the ambient; a heat tube housing comprising a lower base having a peripheral wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, the housing forming a unitary structural system with the tank such that the tank provides structural support to the housing; and the housing having first and second oppositely situated openings formed in the wall structure for receiving the heat tube, and further comprising a support plate extending transverse to the heat tube and having a profile corresponding to the transverse cross-section outline of the finned heat tube for supporting the heat tube in a selected orientation and for permitting sliding insertion of the heat tube into and removal of the heat tube from the tank.