

R PANEL®
Energy Comparison between R Panel® and Traditional Radiators
Heating high-volume buildings like industrial sheds is one of the strong points of the R Panel® technology. In this case the advantages such as energy saving and thermal efficiency remarkable also in the case of small-medium size rooms become more and more pronounced.
The use of irradiation instead of convection allows one to operate at lower temperatures, to have a very small temperature vertical gradient and fewer thermal losses. The distribution of heat is uniform, leading to high thermal comfort.
In the following it is shown a comparison between the R Panel® technology and a traditional convective system. The installed power is related to an activation of the plant 24h/24h. The data reported are the official ones obtained by the Department of Engineering of the University of Catania (IT). It is evident the energy saving obtained with the R Panel® technology can overcome the 45%.
Energy Comparison R Panel® - Heaters
(Official data of the University of Catania)
Type of environment
Ambiente Tipo 3
Dimension
25 m x 25 m x 8 m
Number of dispersing surfaces
5
Locality
Trapani Zona B
Average Outside Temp
11.7 C°
Project External Temp
5 C°
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Installed Surface (m2) | 4.8 | 4.5 | --------- |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Indoor comfort temperature (°C) | 20.2 | 4.5 | --------- |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Power (W) | 24100 | 19750 | 18.2% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Specific Power (Wlm³) | 4.82 | 3.95 | 18.2% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Energy requirement (Wh/m3 day) | 54.8 | 37.8 | 30.9 |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Natural gas Consumption (m3 gas/ day m3) | 6.88 -10³ | 3.96-10³ | 42.5% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Installed Surface (m2) | 8 | 70 | --------- |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Indoor comfort temperature (°C) | 20.0 | 18.8 | --------- |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Power (W) | 30500 | 23700 | 22.4% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Specific Power (Wlm³) | 6.10 | 4.74 | 22.4% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Energy requirement (Wh/m3 day) | 73.9 | 48.6 | 34.2% |
Radiator | R Panel® | Savings | |
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Natural gas Consumption (m3 gas/ day m3) | 9.28.10³ | 5.85.10³ | 37.0% |