The influence of low-temperature surface induction on evacuation, pump-out hole sealing and thermal performance of composite edge-sealed vacuum insulated glazing
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Memon, Saim, Fang, Yueping and Eames, Philip C (2018). The influence of low-temperature surface induction on evacuation, pump-out hole sealing and thermal performance of composite edge-sealed vacuum insulated glazing. Renewable Energy. 135, pp. 450-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.025
Authors | Memon, Saim, Fang, Yueping and Eames, Philip C |
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Abstract | Hermeticity of vacuum edge-sealing materials are one of the paramount requirements, specifically, to the evolution of energy-efficient smart windows and solar thermal evacuated flat plate collectors. This study reports the design, construction and performance of high-vacuum glazing fabrication system and vacuum insulated glazing (VIG). Experimental and theoretical investigations for the development of vacuum edgeseal made of Sn-Pb-Zn-Sb-AlTiSiCu composite in the proportion ratio of 56:39:3:1:1 by % (CS-186) are presented. Experimental investigations of the seven constructed VIG samples, each of size 300mm·300mm·4 mm, showed that increasing the hot-plate surface temperatures improved the cavity vacuum pressure whilst expediting the pump-out hole sealing process but also increases temperature induced stresses. Successful pump-out hole sealing process of VIG attained at the hot-plate set point temperature of 50˚C and the approximate cavity pressure of 0.042 Pa was achieved. An experimentally and theoretically validated finite volume model (FVM) was utilised. The centre-of-pane and total thermal transmittance values are calculated to be 0.91 Wm-2K-1 and 1.05 Wm-2K-1, respectively for the VIG. FVM results predicted that by reducing the width of vacuum edge seal and emissivity of coatings the thermal performance of the VIG is improved. |
Keywords | vacuum; glazing; solar-thermal; performance; modelling; transmittance |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Renewable Energy |
Journal citation | 135, pp. 450-464 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0960-1481 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.12.025 |
Publication dates | |
10 Dec 2018 | |
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Deposited | 11 Dec 2018 |
Accepted | 06 Dec 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8685w
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