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SECTION F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS;BLASTING
PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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F 24 J

PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (engines or other mechanisms for producing mechanical power from heat, see the relevant classes, e.g. F 03 G for using natural heat)
 

Note

 

Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to:

 

(i)

liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to
 

(ii)

treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials
 

are further classified in subclass C 12 S. [5]

 

 

 

 

1
/ 00 Apparatus or devices using heat produced by exothermal chemical reactions (for cooking-vessels A 47 J 36/28; self-heating compresses A 61 F 7/03)

1
/ 02 to

1
/ 04 (covered by F 24 J 1/00)
 

2
/ 00 Use of solar heat, e.g. solar heat collectors (distillation or evaporation of water using solar energy C 02 F 1/14; roof covering aspects of energy collecting devices E 04 D 13/18; devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy F 03 G 6/00; semi-conductor devices adapted for converting solar energy into electrical energy H 01 L 25/00, H 01 L 31/00; semiconductor devices including arrays of solar cells using heat energy H 01 L 31/058; generators in which light radiation is directly converted into electrical energy H 02 N 6/00) [4,5]

2
/ 02 Solar heat collectors with support for article heated, e.g. stoves, ranges, crucibles, furnaces or ovens using solar heat [4]  

2
/ 04 Solar heat collectors having working fluid conveyed through collector [4]  

2
/ 05 surrounded by a transparent enclosure, e.g. evacuated solar collectors [6]  

2
/ 06 having concentrating elements (optical elements or systems per se G 02 B) [4]  

2
/ 07 Receivers working at high temperature, e.g. for solar power plants [6]  

2
/ 08 having lenses as concentrating elements [4]  

2
/ 10 having reflectors as concentrating elements [4]  

2
/ 12 parabolic [4]  

2
/ 13 hemispherical [6]  

2
/ 14 semi-cylindrical or cylindro-parabolic [4]  

2
/ 15 conical [6]  

2
/ 16 having flat plates [4]  

2
/ 18 spaced, opposed interacting reflecting surfaces [4]  

2
/ 20 the working fluid being conveyed between plates [4]  

2
/ 22 having extended surfaces, e.g. protrusions, corrugations (F 24 J 2/28 takes precedence) [4]  

2
/ 23 the working fluid trickling freely over collector elements [6]  

2
/ 24 the working fluid being conveyed through tubular heat absorbing conduits [4]  

2
/ 26 having extended surfaces, e.g. protrusions (F 24 J 2/28 takes precedence) [4]  

2
/ 28 having permeable mass, foraminous or porous materials [4]  

2
/ 30 with means to exchange heat between plural fluids [4]  

2
/ 32 having evaporator and condenser section, e.g. heat pipe [4]  

2
/ 34 having heat storage mass [4]  

2
/ 36 Rollable or foldable collector units [4]  

2
/ 38 employing tracking means (F 24 J 2/02, F 24 J 2/06 take precedence; rotary supports or mountings therefor F 24 J 2/54; direction-finders for determining the direction from which electromagnetic waves are being received G 01 S 3/78; control of position or direction G 05 D 3/00) [4]  

2
/ 40 Control arrangements [4]  

2
/ 42 Solar heat systems not otherwise provided for [4]  

2
/ 44 having thermosiphonic circulation [4]  

2
/ 46 Component parts, details or accessories of solar heat collectors [4]  

2
/ 48 characterised by the absorber material [4]  

2
/ 50 Transparent coverings [4]  

2
/ 51 Thermal insulation (F 24 J 2/50 takes precedence) [6]  

2
/ 52 Arrangement of mountings or supports [4]  

2
/ 54 specially adapted for rotary movement [6]  
 

3
/ 00 Other production or use of heat, not derived from combustion (use of solar heat F 24 J 2/00; materials therefor C 09 K 5/00)

3
/ 06 using natural heat [4]  

3
/ 08 using geothermal heat (devices for producing mechanical power from geothermal energy F 03 G 4/00) [4,5]