Temperature control
AssigneeEnergy Ceiling Company Limited
InventorHeimer Andersson
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Abstract
A suspended ceiling (C) comprises one or more panels (P) containing water (W) arranged so that the water is in contact with substantially all of the lower surface (10) of the panels (P).
Claims11
A building, comprising a room having a top surface, a ceiling suspended by hanger means below said top surface, said ceiling including at least one panel through which a fluid medium flows, wherein said panel has a lower surface and said fluid medium is in contact with said lower surface to enable heat transfer to occur over substantially all of said lower surface, and further wherein a textured paint finish is present on said lower surface of said panel to increase the surface area thereof and to avoid zones thereon where there is such a temperature difference that condensation can occur.
A method of cooling a room in a building, the room including a ceiling suspended by hanger means below a top surface of the room, the ceiling having panels through which a fluid medium is passed, a textured paint finish being present on a lower surface of the panels, said method comprising the step of causing the fluid medium to contact the lower surface of the panels for cooling the room and providing substantially no temperature difference across the lower surface of the panels so that condensation thereon is avoided.
A panel for use in a suspended ceiling, said panel being formed of a plastic material and comprising means for enabling a fluid medium to flow therethrough, said panel having a shape which enables the fluid medium to contact a lower surface of the panel, said panel further including a textured paint finish on the lower surface of the panel to increase surface area thereof and avoid zones where there is such a temperature difference that condensation can occur.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.