Nationality French Role Engineer | Name Felix Trombe | |
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Born 1906 Nogent, France | ||
Caving in the Felix Trombe System, Pyrenees, France
Felix Trombe (1906 in Nogent, France – 1985 in Ganties, France) was a French engineer.
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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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