Solar Water Heater Project
The initial side project for the ultimate design was the design and construction of a Solar Water Heater. We would be doing this with limited resources; the only materials we would use would be aluminum foil, copper tubing, a water container, insulation, cardboard, and plastic sheeting. After building the heater, we would test its efficiency to heat water in thirty minutes. Our design was not very efficient and only raised the temperature by 3 degrees Celsius from 19 degrees, to 22 degrees. This comes out to a heat gain of 6,279 Joules.
Testing the heater(above)