Radiating panel for ambient climate-control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing radiating panels for climate control face issues such as suboptimal heat exchange leading to condensate formation, limited versatility, structural complexity, and transportation challenges due to projecting terminal portions of serpentine tubes.

Innovation Solution

A radiating panel design featuring a thermal-insulating layer with serpentine grooves that house serpentine tubes between the insulating and radiating layers, allowing for modular sizing, reduced bulk, and external manifolds for hydraulic connections, enhancing heat exchange efficiency and reducing noise and maintenance costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If serpentine tubes are arranged inside the front layer made of plasterboard in seats obtained via milling, then the panel structure is achieved, but non-optimal heat exchange occurs with creation of cold points leading to condensate formation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetube arrangement methodVSAvoidheat exchange efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A heat distribution plate is introduced as an intermediary element between the serpentine tubes and the plasterboard layer. The plate distributes heat more uniformly across the panel surface, preventing localized cold points that cause condensate formation, while the tubes remain embedded in grooves within the plasterboard for structural integration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If heat distribution plate is provided on the internal surface of plasterboard to improve heat exchange, then heat exchange improves, but thermal gradients must be reduced leading to lower operating performances

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveheat exchange efficiencyVSAvoidoperating performance

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The heat distribution plate is designed with a serpentine pattern that mirrors the tube arrangement, creating multiple heat distribution zones that work in parallel. This copying approach allows the system to maintain higher thermal gradients while still achieving uniform heat distribution, thereby preserving operating performance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple panel sizes are provided to allow full covering of ceiling or wall areas, then versatility is achieved, but structural complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepanel sizing flexibilityVSAvoidpanel variety

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The panel is designed as a modular system with standardized dimensions that can be segmented and assembled in various configurations. The serpentine tube arrangement and heat distribution plate are designed to work effectively in this standardized format, allowing versatility through modular assembly rather than requiring multiple complex panel designs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Ease of manufacture

If serpentine tubes have terminal portions that project from the panel, then tube installation is simplified, but significant bulk is created during transportation with risks of impact damage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetube installationVSAvoidtransportation damage risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal portions of the serpentine tubes are nested within containment seats formed in the thermal-insulating layer. This nesting approach allows the tubes to be installed easily while protecting the terminal portions from damage during transportation and handling, as they are recessed rather than protruding.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution provides a panel with improved heat exchange efficiency, reduced noise, increased versatility, and simplified transportation and installation, while maintaining high-quality performance and low operating costs.

Implementation Method 1

a rear layer made of thermal-insulating material

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal insulation: Thermal Insulation

Implementation Method 2

one or more tubes are housed which are extended serpentine-like, in which the heat-carrier fluid of a climate-control plant is made to flow

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 3

climate-control plants which use radiating panels for heating or cooling environments

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal radiation: Thermal Radiation

Data Source

PatentEP3296646B1Radiating panel for ambient climate-control

Publication Date: 2020.03.11 CARLIEUKLIMA SRL

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AI summary

Radiating panel for ambient climate-control, which comprises a thermal-insulating layer (2) with an open groove (3) obtained thereon, in which a shaped aluminum plate (5) is inserted that houses a serpentine tube (6) in a fitted manner. The panel (1) also comprises a radiating layer (4), for example made of plasterboard fixed to said thermal-insulating layer (2). The groove is composed of different tracks (3A, 3B, 3C) adapted to selectively house first, second and third serpentine tubes (6A, 6B, 6C) that are separated from each other and which allow, through cuts along longitudinal and/or transverse median planes (PI, P2), making panels (100, 200, 300) of different size.