Sheet Metal Design Approach for 3D Shaped Facade Elements with Integrated Solar Thermal Functionality

This paper provides an overview of the development of a 3D formed and metal-based facade element that combines a custom design and solar thermal functionality. To achieve this, a novel simplified solar thermal collector structure was developed using formed sheet metal half-shells with an integrated...

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Published inSolar Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 213 - 228
Main Authors Scholz, Peter, Weise, Dieter, Schmidt, Linda, Dembski, Martin, Stahr, Alexander, Dix, Martin, Duminica, Florin, Le Craz, Sebastien, Koziorek, Jiri
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 13.04.2023
Subjects
absorbance coating
facade elements
sheet metal design
solar thermal collector
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of the development of a 3D formed and metal-based facade element that combines a custom design and solar thermal functionality. To achieve this, a novel simplified solar thermal collector structure was developed using formed sheet metal half-shells with an integrated channel structure on the inside and a special absorber coating on the outside. The sheet metal half-shells were manufactured by highly innovative incremental sheet forming (ISF), which allows seamless integration into existing facades. As a part of this paper, the initial test results on thermal efficiency and the energy accumulation of the new collector type are presented.
ISSN:2673-9941
2673-9941
DOI:10.3390/solar3020014