Frank Shuman 1908 1912 a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer 1897 steam engine 1908 1912
What was the name of the inventor who built a solar engine in 1897? In what year was the Sun Power Company formed? Shuman patented his solar engine system in what year? Who is Frank Shuman? In what year did solar engine build his solar engine? What was the solar engine used to power? In what year was the Sun Power Company established? In what year did Frank Shuman patent his solar engine?
In 1897, Frank Shuman, a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer built a small demonstration solar engine that worked by reflecting solar energy onto square boxes filled with ether, which has a lower boiling point than water, and were fitted internally with black pipes which in turn powered a steam engine. In 1908 Shuman formed the Sun Power Company with the intent of building larger solar power plants. He, along with his technical advisor A.S.E. Ackermann and British physicist Sir Charles Vernon Boys, developed an improved system using mirrors to reflect solar energy upon collector boxes, increasing heating capacity to the extent that water could now be used instead of ether. Shuman then constructed a full-scale steam engine powered by low-pressure water, enabling him to patent the entire solar engine system by 1912.
question: What was the name of the inventor who built a solar engine in 1897?, answer: Frank Shuman | question: In what year was the Sun Power Company formed?, answer: 1908 | question: Shuman patented his solar engine system in what year?, answer: 1912 | question: Who is Frank Shuman?, answer: a U.S. inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer | question: In what year did solar engine build his solar engine?, answer: 1897 | question: What was the solar engine used to power?, answer: steam engine | question: In what year was the Sun Power Company established?, answer: 1908 | question: In what year did Frank Shuman patent his solar engine?, answer: 1912