Félix Trombe
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Felix Trombe | |
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Born | 1906 Nogent, France |
Died | 1985 Ganties, France |
Nationality | French |
Engineering career | |
Significant projects | Mont-Louis Solar Furnace |
Significant advance | Trombe wall |
Felix Trombe (1906 in Nogent, France – 1985 in Ganties, France) was a French engineer.
He is best known for his pioneering work in passive solar building design with the Trombe wall, which bears his name.
Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
In 1949 Trombe directed the construction of the experimental 50 kW Mont-Louis Solar Furnace in the Pyrénées-Orientales for high temperature experiments in physics and chemistry. In 1962, a 1000 kW solar furnace was built in Odeillo.
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