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Experimental assessment of the energy performance of microfluidic glazing components: The first results of a monitoring campaign carried out in an outdoor test facility

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  • Baracani, Manuela
  • Favoino, Fabio
  • Fantucci, Stefano
  • Serra, Valentina
  • Perino, Marco
  • Introna, Marisandra
  • Limbach, Rene
  • Wondraczek, Lothar

Abstract

Microfluidic glazing is a newly developed, adaptive, transparent component characterized by micro-channels filled with a circulating liquid, functioning as a heat exchanger and controlling the heat transfer through a façade. The performance of this glazing depends on its design and operation on site. The aim of this study is to present the results of an in-situ performance evaluation of microfluidic glazing components obtained from an experimental campaign in outdoor test cells, and to explore their potential and limitations under realistic working conditions. A case study has been conducted in Turin, Italy, in which two small south-oriented triple glazing units, upgraded with different functional elements, including a laminated semi-transparent Perovskite solar cell and microfluidic glazing, have been investigated under different operating conditions. Overall, the experimental campaign has shown a reduction in the heat exchange through the façade of about 70%. Moreover, this technology allows the temperature in the Perovskite solar cell to be decreased by as much as 10 °C, and the central glazing temperature to be reduced by as much as 41 °C, when set as the central panel, thereby effectively decreasing the risk of thermal degradation or thermal shocks. A temperature difference of 12 °C and 16 °C was recorded, depending on the modules, between the inlet and outlet temperatures.

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  • Baracani, Manuela & Favoino, Fabio & Fantucci, Stefano & Serra, Valentina & Perino, Marco & Introna, Marisandra & Limbach, Rene & Wondraczek, Lothar, 2023. "Experimental assessment of the energy performance of microfluidic glazing components: The first results of a monitoring campaign carried out in an outdoor test facility," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 280(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:280:y:2023:i:c:s0360544223014469
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128052
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