Felix Trombe | |
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Born | 1906 Nogent, France |
Died | 1985 Ganties, France |
Nationality | French |
Engineering career | |
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.
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.