Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
  • F24F5/00—Air-conditioning systems or apparatus not covered by F24F1/00 or F24F3/00, e.g. using solar heat or combined with household units such as an oven or water heater
  • F24F5/0089—Systems using radiation from walls or panels
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
  • F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
  • F24D3/12—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating
  • F24D3/122—Details
  • F24D3/127—Mechanical connections between panels
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
  • F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
  • F24D3/12—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating
  • F24D3/16—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating mounted on, or adjacent to, a ceiling, wall or floor
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
  • F24D3/00—Hot-water central heating systems
  • F24D3/12—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating
  • F24D3/16—Tube and panel arrangements for ceiling, wall, or underfloor heating mounted on, or adjacent to, a ceiling, wall or floor
  • F24D3/165—Suspended radiant heating ceiling
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
  • Y02B30/00—Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]

Definitions

• This invention concerns a metal modular panel conceived for the formation of fluid circulation radiant systems both for the cooling and heating of dwellings, offices, laboratories, public places and the like.
• An objective of this invention is to provide a simple and functional modular panel, having at least one conduit in which a thermovector fluid flows, and shaped for its easy connection to other similar panels in order to create ample thermal exchange flat surfaces, which can be easily adapted to any ambient requiring air-conditioning.
• Another objective of the invention is to provide a modular panel usable both for ambient cooling and heating, simply by changing the position: in the ceiling, on the floor or along the walls, in the manner of a skirting board, and choosing from time to time a cold or hot thermal thermovector fluid to be circulated. Said objectives and implicit advantages deriving from them are achieved, according to the invention, with a modular panel comprised of metal panel body with a length chosen according to requirements and having:
• the body of the panel is made of a metal with good thermal conductivity, in particular aluminium or its alloy, and can be made by extruding process.
• Its longitudinal conduit can have a circular cross section, but, preferably, it has an elliptical cross-section with major axis parallel to the front face of the plate to benefit from an increase in port and a larger thermal exchange surface without influencing the thickness of the planel.
• the rear of the panel body, between the intermediate portion holding the longitudinal conduit and its lateral tabs can be provided with reinforcing beads or ribs. Furthermore, on the rear of the metal body, between the lateral tabs, can be positioned a layer of insulating material for the thermal insulation of each panel with regard to the supporting surface the thermal radiation system will be connected to.
• Fig. 1 is an end view of a first modular panel form
• Fig. 2 is an end view of a second modular panel form
• Fig. 3 is a cross section of panels placed side by side to form a thermal radiation system
• Fig. 4 is a detail of a way of fixing a panel to a supporting surface
• Fig. 5 is in detail of a way of connecting panels in line
• Fig. 6 and 6a are a detail of two ways of connecting panels at an angle
• each modular panel comprises a panel body 11 which, as stated above, can be made of aluminium or its alloys and through an extruding process.
• the body 11 can have a length chosen each time and a set width, defined by two opposite longitudinal sides 12.
• the body 11 has a front surface 13 which is substantially flat and has on its rear face at least one longitudinal conduit
• the longitudinal conduit 14 can be circular as in Fig. 1 or, better, elliptical, as in Fig. 3, with the major axis parallel to the front face of the front face of the plate to benefit from an increase in port and a larger thermal exchange surface without influencing the thickness of the plate.
• the body 11 has a variable thickness in the sense that it decreases starting from the area contiguous to the conduit towards the opposite longitudinal sides 12.
• Two tabs 15, 16, are provided along these longitudinal sides, one per part, protruding on the back of the body 11. Such tabs can be flat as in Fig.
• each tab 15, 16 has an angled end 17 bent towards the intermediate portion 14' and having, on the internal side, a slanting surface 18.
• the panel configured in this way can be used individually or placed side by side and/or in line with other similar panels, as shown in Fig. 3, to create thermal radiation systems of the required size for cooling or heating installations. They can be placed in the ceiling, on the floor or along the walls, in the manner of a skirting board, with the interposition, where required, of the insulating material 19 between the panel and a surface 20 it is resting against. For example, each panel can be installed and fixed using brackets
• connection of the panels placed in line can be carried out by means of a linear joint 22 shaped to be inserted in the contiguous ends of their longitudinal conduits as shown in Fig. 5.
• a linear joint 22 shaped to be inserted in the contiguous ends of their longitudinal conduits as shown in Fig. 5.
• the panels When the panels are positioned at an angle, they can be connected by means of an angular joint 23 engaged in the ends of the respective conduits as shown in Figs. 6 and 6a.
• thermovector fluid the most typically water, which will be cool in the cooling systems or hot in the heating ones.
• the longitudinal conduit 14 of at least one panel can be connected to the return tube 24 of the thermovector fluid in circulation.
• the connection of the tube can, for example, be carried out by means of a plate 25 fixed to the intermediate part of the panel and a turning coupling 26 connected to a part of said plate and by the other to said tube as shown in Fig. 7.
• the panel and consequently the system in which it is used, has the advantage of having a raised front surface in relation to its volume, which ensures great radiation capacity and high thermal exchange performance.
• each panel can be painted or treated advantageously to hide it or to match its colour with that of the surroundings.
• the system achieved with the above described panel can also be used as a thermal radiant platform also in external areas, as a heater for the soil in glasshouses or the like, let alone as thermal solar collectors to heat water to be stored and kept at disposal in a tank for various needs.

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