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°

RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Installed Surface (m2)4.84.5---------
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Indoor comfort temperature (°C)20.24.5---------
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Power (W)241001975018.2%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Specific Power (Wlm³)4.823.9518.2%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Energy requirement
(Wh/m3 day)
54.837.830.9
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Natural gas Consumption
(m3 gas/ day m3)
6.88 -10³3.96-10³42.5%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Installed Surface (m2)870---------
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Indoor comfort temperature (°C)20.018.8---------
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Power (W)305002370022.4%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Specific Power (Wlm³)6.104.7422.4%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Energy requirement
(Wh/m3 day)
73.948.634.2%
RadiatorR Panel®Savings
Natural gas Consumption
(m3 gas/ day m3)
9.28.10³5.85.10³37.0%

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