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General description: Four solaire d'Odeillo
Address
Rue du Four Solaire 7
66120 Font Romeu Odeillo Via
Rue du Four Solaire 7
66120 Font Romeu Odeillo Via
Contact Details
Telephone: +33 4 68307786
Fax: +33 4 68042811
Email: soleil@promes.cnrs.fr
www.promes.cnrs.fr
Telephone: +33 4 68307786
Fax: +33 4 68042811
Email: soleil@promes.cnrs.fr
www.promes.cnrs.fr
Opening times
Mon-Sun: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 18:00
Mon-Sun: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 18:00
© Falk CIS
Description
This gigantic solar oven with its reflectors has a futuristic look. This is where the heat resistance of aerospace materials is tested. 63 mirror elements direct the sunlight onto an enormous parabolic mirror, which reaches temperatures of up to 4000ºC at its centre.
© Falk CIS
