Wall-mounted radiant cooling device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional radiant cooling systems require installation during building construction, are noisy due to forced air circulation in dehumidifiers, and suffer from condensation issues on cold surfaces, making them difficult to install, maintain, and costly.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted radiant cooling device with two or four cooling tubes on different levels, featuring longitudinal fins for condensate collection and drainage into a channel, and a fixing system using interlocking plates and brackets for easy assembly and maintenance, eliminating the need for separate dehumidifiers and reducing noise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional radiant cooling systems are installed during building construction, then cooling function is achieved, but installation complexity and building work requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling system is divided into modular components: cooling tubes with integrated fins, mounting brackets, and collection channels. These segments can be independently manufactured and assembled on-site, eliminating the need for complex building integration while maintaining cooling functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling device is extracted from the building construction process and designed as a standalone wall-mounted unit. This allows installation in existing buildings without requiring construction-phase integration, significantly improving installation ease while reducing device complexity.
2Reliability
If dehumidifiers with forced air circulation are added, then humidity control is improved, but noise level increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling tubes with longitudinal fins automatically condense and collect moisture directly from the air through thermal conduction and surface condensation. This self-service dehumidification eliminates the need for mechanical dehumidifiers with forced air circulation, reducing noise while maintaining humidity control reliability.
3Device complexity
If cooling tubes are positioned without longitudinal fins, then device simplicity is maintained, but condensate collection and drainage efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Longitudinal fins are added to the cooling tubes to create curved surfaces that facilitate condensate flow. The fins provide a gradual slope and surface area that guides condensed water toward collection channels, significantly improving drainage efficiency while adding minimal structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The longitudinal fins extend the cooling tube surface area in the radial dimension, creating additional condensation surfaces and flow paths. This dimensional addition enables effective condensate collection without complicating the basic tube structure.
4Area of stationary object
If multiple cooling tubes on different levels are used, then cooling coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each cooling tube assembly with longitudinal fins and mounting brackets is designed as a universal module that can be installed at different wall heights. This multi-position capability allows coverage of large vertical wall areas while maintaining simple, repeatable installation procedures, balancing coverage area with device complexity.
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 device allows for rapid, cost-effective installation and maintenance, prevents condensation on walls, reduces noise, and enhances cooling efficiency by directing condensate away from walls, ensuring effective cooling without additional hardware or air circulation systems.
Implementation Method 1
The coolant that flows through the pipe cools the wall by conduction
Implementation Method 2
which in turn cools the air that touches it by convection
Implementation Method 3
and the whole room by radiation
Implementation Method 4
a channel, arranged parallel to and underneath said cooling tubes, adapted to collect the condensate that is generated through contact with the hot air present in said rooms
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AI summary
The present invention concerns the field of building and of cooling systems and, more in detail, the invention relates to a wall-mounted radiant cooling device (1 ) for rooms, comprising: - at least two cooling tubes (2) positioned on two different levels adapted for cooled water to flow through; - fixing means (4, 5) of said cooling tubes (2) to the outside of the walls (P) of said rooms. Each cooling tube (2) comprises two shaped longitudinal fins (2', 2"), and said radiant cooling device (1) further comprises a channel (3), arranged parallel to and underneath said cooling tubes (2), adapted to collect the condensate that is generated through contact with the hot air present in said rooms provided with said cooling tubes (2). Said longitudinal fins (2', 2") of said cooling tubes (2) are adapted to cooperate with one another to convey said condensate into said channel (3).