Thermoheliodome design, optimization and fabrication

Jake R. Read; Forrest Meggers; Nicholas Houchois; Gideon Aschwanden; Eric Teitelbaum; Sigrid M. Adriaenssens; Landolf G. Rhode-Barbarigos; Yousef Anastas; Sean Coffers; Jovan Pantelic

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.634

Thermoheliodome design, optimization and fabrication

Jake R. Read, Forrest Meggers, Nicholas Houchois, Gideon Aschwanden, Eric Teitelbaum, Sigrid M. Adriaenssens, Landolf G. Rhode-Barbarigos, Yousef Anastas, Sean Coffers, Jovan Pantelic

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Abstract

The Thermoheliodome, a digitally fabricated radiant cooling pavilion, addresses the energy challenge of buildings through a novel form and concept. We control the effective radiant temperature of a large area by expanding the surface area through reflection, which minimizes convective losses. Our novel geometric analysis for capture and concentration of diffuse heat emission from bodies resulted in a cone-shaped 'lamp' form. The optimization resulted in a hexagonal array of 55 cones across a 6 meter dome, which expands radiant emission surface area by a factor of 6, shifting outdoor comfort perception with minimal losses to the outside air.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	273-278
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	78
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.634
State	Published - Nov 1 2015
Event	6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015 - Torino, Italy Duration: Jun 14 2015 → Jun 17 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Energy

Keywords

Passive cooling
Pavilion
Pavilion cooling
Radiant cooling
Thermal comfort

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