SOLAR THERMAL AIR HEATERI designed this solar thermal can air heater to reduce my energy consumption and carbon footprint while saving money. My apartment uses very inefficient and poorly designed electric CIELING heat! Yes thats right, my heat is supposed to radiate down from my cieling. Because my heat warms my upstairs neighbors floor better my living room, I designed a heater that uses a material I had an abundance of, EMPTY BEER CANS. The heater was designed so that no penetrations had to be made through building enevelope due to the fact that I was renting my apartment. This design also recycles air from within my room rather than heating the cold outside air. The fan is triggered by an arduino micro processor I prgramed to act as a differential controller. The heater was designed to be as cheap as possible using recycled materials, the fan is from an old computer, the collector is made of recycled beer cans, it is insulated with recycled cardboard, and the frame can be made from one sheet of 1/2" plywood.
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