10 Things You Need to Know about Aluminum Honeycomb Panel
10 Things You Need to Know about Aluminum Honeycomb Panel
10 Things You Need to Know about Aluminum Honeycomb Panel
Aluminum honeycomb panel is a honeycomb sandwich plate with honeycomb structure as its core, which is inspired by the natural hexagonal honeycomb. The unique honeycomb structure makes its weight lighter than other materials in the same volume, and the stiffness and overall stability is very good as well, what’s more, aluminum honeycomb panel also has the advantages of sound insulation and heat insulation. The aluminum alloys are neither radioactive nor volatile. They can be completely recycled and reused, then saving resources and energy, and minimizing environmental pollution. This makes honeycomb aluminum panels used as a new energy-saving, environmentally friendly and healthy material.
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Compared with other materials, aluminum honeycomb panel has many advantages:
1. Lightweight and low density.
The core layer of the honeycomb panel is a typical cellular structure, the continuous polygonal cells are regularly arranged, so that the solid portion of the honeycomb panel has a small cross-sectional area, so the density of honeycomb panel is lower than the other sandwich materials. Since the density of honeycomb panel is much smaller than that of ordinary sheets such as laminates and steel sheets, the weight is also the lightest in same volume. It is only 9% of FRP laminate, 11% of steel, and 23% of aluminum alloy, which makes aluminum honeycomb panel can save a lot of energy for aircraft application. The feature of low-density and light-weight makes the honeycomb panel meet the requirements of “lightweight, energy-saving and environmentally friendly” materials for aerospace engineering aircraft and transportation vehicles.
2. High strength and good rigidity.
According to mechanical analysis, the structure of honeycomb panel is connected with each other like I-beams. The skin sheet bears the in-plane load like I-beam flange, function of honeycomb core is similar to the web of I-beam, bearing shear stress, connecting and support both skin sheet. However, different with I-beam web, the honeycomb core is not a thin rib but a dense reinforcement. The core layer is bonded to the entire surface of the board, and the height of core layer is much larger than the thickness of skin sheet, which makes section inertia moment multiplied, the overall stability is also increased while the overall stiffness is increased.
3. Good impact resistance and vibration damping.
When the honeycomb panel is subjected to external impact, the impact force can be converted into the plastic deformation energy of the honeycomb core, therefore, impact energy can be effectively absorbed. Through the self-dropping ball impact test on the aluminum honeycomb panel, there is no crack by inspecting dent area and depth of impact site, it indicate that the toughness of the aluminum honeycomb panel is better and the impact resistance is stronger, and most of the energy can be absorbed by its own deformation. The damping effect is good.
4. Sound insulation and heat insulation.
The material used to produce the honeycomb panel itself has no heat insulation and sound insulation properties, aluminum is a good conductor of heat and sound. However, the unique structure of the honeycomb panel makes it has good heat insulation and sound insulation performance.
The core is a cellular structure, hexagon hole occupies most of the space. For example, a honeycomb panel is 51.96×48.00×12.20mm, foil thickness of honeycomb core is 0.1mm. The solid part is only 4% of the total volume. After the composition of honeycomb core and skin sheet, the cells are hexagonal column-shaped closed spaces, and the air layer between skin sheets is also divided into a plurality of closed cells, preventing air flow, and heat is difficult to convert and transmit. In this structure, the propagation of sound waves is also greatly limited, so the honeycomb panel has pretty good heat insulation and sound insulation properties.
5. Non-combustible and moisture resistance.
The aluminum panel is made of aluminum plate and aluminum honeycomb core. The aluminum alloy is a non-combustible material, which plays a good role in fire retardant and fire protection. In addition, the aluminum alloy itself has good chemical stability, corrosion resistance, and moisture resistance.
6. Good formability and optional thickness.
The thickness of the honeycomb aluminum panel can be selected at 6mm-100mm according to actual needs, and the shape can also be made into a flat plate, a single curved panel or a double curved panel according to specific requirements. Honeycomb aluminum panel not only has good formability but also is not easily deformed after forming.
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7. No pollution, energy saving and environmental protection.
The raw material of aluminum honeycomb panel is aluminum alloy, which is not radioactive and does not volatilize any harmful gases. Honeycomb panels can also be completely recycled, saving resources and energy, and meeting the requirements of energy saving and environmental protection. In addition, the honeycomb panel reduces the load of the transportation vehicle, improves the power, reduces the fuel consumption, and exhaust pollution while saving energy.
8. Beautiful appearance and easy to clean.
The skin sheet of honeycomb panel can be used directly (mill finish) or coated with different colors or patterns. (RAL color, wooden patterns or even stone patterns)
APPLICATION
1. For Architecture
In the field of construction, aluminum honeycomb panels are often used to make ceilings for subway stations, large shopping malls, conference rooms, curtain walls, louvers and roofs for high-rise buildings, as well as screen dividers, soundproof panels, portable mobile homes for banks and hotels. The aluminum honeycomb panel not only has a good decorative effect but also can utilize the characteristics of vibration damping to reduce the casualties and property losses caused by the earthquake.
(honeycomb panel for exterior wall decoration)
(honeycomb panel for soffit decoration)
2. For Aviation, ships, high-speed vehicles
Due to the above advantages, aluminum honeycomb panels are widely used in aviation, aerospace, transportation, construction, military and other areas. For example, Used for rocket fairings, aircraft wings and warehouses, train bulkheads and floors, car skins and doors, ceilings and curtain walls for building., In application of wings and vertical tail, as well as the cockpit, cargo floor, and the door partition or cargo compartment, The honeycomb panels can effectively reduce the weight of aircraft and improve the handling sensitivity of moving parts.
(honeycomb panel for high-speed train)
(honeycomb panel for luxury cruise)
(honeycomb panel for cleanroom)
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bigburner said: Here's my two cents - done it every way possible -in the 70s we used PVC and in the 80's we used polyebulylene, then Wirsbo because that's all there was and now B PEX seams to the tube of choice. If you are warming floors one run of 1/2 tube down the bay with reflective bubble wrap and if you are heating with it, run two down the joist space. Just get it in the space- we usually nail it on the side of the joist,TGI etc. I don't use emission plates they can be noisy, hard to install and costly. Just tubing -300 ft or less and bubble foil, witch can be left exposed if desired, it meets the astm 84 requirement for flame spread and smoke index. IMO
Just a side question: Would this tube and bubblefoil approach work well for HEATING WITH LOW TEMP WATER (like 100-120 degrees) under 2-1/2'' wood floors? I'm thinking probably not.
Thanks!! The system I described has been used on new and old construction. There is no clear cut answer your question. The floor is only one component of the whole energy system. If you got an uninsulated drafty house, won't work so good! If you had 2.5 inch floors and wanted to have this as your sole means of heating with low water temps, it would be a big stretch. If you want to complement with a another source of heat, ya it will give you warm floors. Thinking back in the residential market we have never ever only done one source of heat, meaning some radiant floor,panel heaters, Water to air HX and usually with A/C. I don't make money from selling whiz bang products we make it by having the experience of getting a comfortable home based on a primary heat source and a secondary heat source usually set up as a second stage for the extreme cold days with high winds, those are the times when low mass radiant systems fall on there face.
bigburner said: The system I described has been used on new and old construction. There is no clear cut answer your question. The floor is only one component of the whole energy system. If you got an uninsulated drafty house, won't work so good! If you had 2.5 inch floors and wanted to have this as your sole means of heating with low water temps, it would be a big stretch. If you want to complement with a another source of heat, ya it will give you warm floors. Thinking back in the residential market we have never ever only done one source of heat, meaning some radiant floor,panel heaters, Water to air HX and usually with A/C. I don't make money from selling whiz bang products we make it by having the experience of getting a comfortable home based on a primary heat source and a secondary heat source usually set up as a second stage for the extreme cold days with high winds, those are the times when low mass radiant systems fall on there face.
That's good info. Thanks!! I was wondering if I could make better use of cooler water with the tubing/bubblefoil, but you're right, it would only work on warmer days. I can already do that with the cast iron rads I have. You really need to know what the heat load is for the room(s). Once you know how many BTU/ sq. ft. you need, then you design the system around that. Mid to high 20's (btu/sq.ft.) is about the best you will get from a radiant floor, regardless of how it is installed.
Conduction is always the best way to move energy into a floor. So direct contact, ideally with those aluminum transfer plates to increase the conduction surface area.
UltraFin do work well if the loads are low and you have enough temperature to drive the transfer. They move energy by convection, warm air currents in the joist bay.
Here is a job I did several years ago where I used UltraFin and transfer plates near the outside wall for extra heat transfer. This system is running on a condensing boiler set at 140f supply. I used Wirsbo PAP for less expansion movement and ran the tubes with the joist to limit the hole drilling.
Skip the bubble foil and use 6" fiberglass batts under any radiant, the bubble foil cannot equal the R-value of a thick batt, regardless of the marketing hype. Also the aluminum is of little value to reflect unless it is a smooth, clean surface. Foil covered batts or bubble quickly gather a layer of dust under floors and add little if any reflective value.
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HR, why did you go with only a few plates on the install? was that enough to do the trick? I had planned on having several, maybe 4 plates for each joist bay... maybe I only need plates closer to the walls? My thought is the more plates the lower the water temp required to help heat the area.I did not use plates on the first half of my house. I have plush carpets with padding, I used the bubble wrap and r-19 fiberglass insulation. It heats great at 130f water. We have not been below 10F outside yet this winter, but when we do get closer to 0 as we did some days last year, I do need to turn up the temp to around 140.
barnartist said: I did not use plates on the first half of my house. I have plush carpets with padding, I used the bubble wrap and r-19 fiberglass insulation. It heats great at 130f water. We have not been below 10F outside yet this winter, but when we do get closer to 0 as we did some days last year, I do need to turn up the temp to around 140.
Did you staple pex tight to subfloor or suspend in space close to the subfloor in the first half of your house?
barnartist said: HR, why did you go with only a few plates on the install? was that enough to do the trick? I had planned on having several, maybe 4 plates for each joist bay... maybe I only need plates closer to the walls? My thought is the more plates the lower the water temp required to help heat the area.
I did not use plates on the first half of my house. I have plush carpets with padding, I used the bubble wrap and r-19 fiberglass insulation. It heats great at 130f water. We have not been below 10F outside yet this winter, but when we do get closer to 0 as we did some days last year, I do need to turn up the temp to around 140.
I used the transfer plates under the large windows to transfer the energy a bit more efficiently. The UF were placed every 2-1/2 feet
Ncountry said:barnartist said: I did not use plates on the first half of my house. I have plush carpets with padding, I used the bubble wrap and r-19 fiberglass insulation. It heats great at 130f water. We have not been below 10F outside yet this winter, but when we do get closer to 0 as we did some days last year, I do need to turn up the temp to around 140.
Did you staple pex tight to subfloor or suspend in space close to the subfloor in the first half of your house?
I stapled it, left about 2" air gap and then layer of foil bubble. What I dont like about the staples is the noise when a cycle starts and ends. I was hoping the plates would help with this. I plan in leaving even extra room for expansion this time, I think I was a bit too tight the first time.
barnartist said: Wow, you actually took out plates to put these in? You must really be a believer in the extruded. I have never heard of them til you just mentioned it. I looked them up. What is the thinking that these will allow you to run at a lower temp?
They look thick and pricey- true?
Each extruded plate give you approx 190 sq" (4"x48") of aluminum in direct contact with the subfloor. Heat transfer is more efficient because of conduction. Lower water temp required to get required surface temp.
This give you lower usable storage temps
This also gives you lower running temps cooler returns for better condensing on condensing boilers
The plates are fairly thick and are pricey but in my opinion worth it. Above floor systems like warmboard(crazy expensive) are even better for low temps, I did a job with a 157,000 heat loss and heated it with 100 degree water. Here is a look through the lens of an infrared camera. Notice the difference when ThermoFin aluminum transfer plates are used.
Also notice where I laid a piece of carpet over the 3/4 plywood, on the back 1/2 of every demo and just a strip on the suspended tube panel, and how it changes the temperature. That was carpet without pad. All running the same amount of pex, same flow rate and same, 140F supply.
Notice on the far right panel where I pulled the transfer plate away from the floor to crimp the supply onto the copper in the transfer plate.
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Having seen these examples, what benefit can an outdoor rest offer? Im not even sure how to set it up but I need to know I am at the manifold part of my install and am close to the point of no return.I also have only a simple mixing valve, It only seems to let me run water down to 120 and no cooler unless my boiler/storage is cooler.
Any benifit to a mixing valve that can mix down further?
What do I need to run a system that adjusts the water temp on its own?
Lastly, how does water speed/flow effect the transfer- I assume it will change the temperatures at the end of each circuit.... That picture is a classic example of how delta t drives the heat exchange. With that room sitting at 56F, i could actually deliver 20 btu/ square foot into the space with @70 degree supply temperature.
As the room cooled, driven by the outdoor temperature outdoor reset anticipates that change and starts ramping up the supply temperature.
It can also eliminate temperature swings by providing virtually constant circulation. Is it required, no. Does it improve comfort and conserve energy, yes if installed and adjusted properly.
It also allows you to drive that supply (tank) temperature down to the lowest possible temperature. But the entire system needs to be designed with that control logic in mind. You need emitters, and enough of them to be able to utilize that low temperature.
The very best is outdoor reset includes indoor feedback, with indoor feedback it can compensate for internal gains from lights, fireplaces, large parties, etc.
All things being equal more flow = more heat output. If you feed a string of hot water baseboard with 180 and leave the other end with 160 you have an average temperature through the element of 170F.
Increase the flow to go in at 180 and leave the other end at 170 now the average temperature is 175F. More heat is moved from a heat emitter the higher the average temperature.
The same thing happens on the air side. Put a fan behind some fin tube or a finned coil and increase the outputs.
But the trade off can be more pump power to move the extra flow and more noise as the velocity increases in the piping, it's a trade off.
When installers undersize a baseboard heat job, or a radiant slab, increasing flow and or temperature can correct to a degree.
To correct a long pex loop in a slab, like a 100' loop! we would install a flow reverser. Feed the supply from one end for 15 minutes, reverse flow and feed from the opposite end for 15. The result is you raise the average temperature through the loop and increase output.
hr I installed the ultra fins in my bedroom and walk in closet 12'x24' 5 yrs ago. Went the hard way for tubing install. Perpendicular to joists. Labor intensive to say the least. I feel as if the joist bays maintain a more even temp than running parallel to joists. Wouldn't want to pay the labor on a perp install though. Used PAP for tubing.
I mix down to 140* for this loop. This is the only disadvantage to suspended install.
I used 2" foil face foam board fitted into joist bays screwed to sleepers. With 3" air space to emitters) Finished it off with another 2" foil foam board running perpendicular to first layer.
Ultra fin has a heat loss calc on their web site that determines tubing spacing as well as the number of emitters and their placement. This is all based on the location of the project as well as the rooms heat loss. Bedroom maintains a constant temp no matter what it is set at. Warm floors are a slight misnomer as target floor temps are generally high 80* ish.
When I grow up and can swing the cash to install real hardwood nail down flooring instead of the engineered I don't have to be concerned with the nail issues. Although after nailing one can cut off all the nails that penetrate for a flat plate staple up install.
I have a couple of small rugs on the floor and they are very warm when I lift them to feel floor. So I would prolly stay away from full rugs.
There is no noise issue whatsoever no matter what. Even turning on heat for the first time in the fall.
Just my opinion on the fins.
Will
Willman said: I installed the ultra fins in my bedroom and walk in closet 12'x24' 5 yrs ago. Went the hard way for tubing install. Perpendicular to joists. Labor intensive to say the least. I feel as if the joist bays maintain a more even temp than running parallel to joists. Wouldn't want to pay the labor on a perp install though. Used PAP for tubing.
I mix down to 140* for this loop. This is the only disadvantage to suspended install.
I used 2" foil face foam board fitted into joist bays screwed to sleepers. With 3" air space to emitters) Finished it off with another 2" foil foam board running perpendicular to first layer.
Ultra fin has a heat loss calc on their web site that determines tubing spacing as well as the number of emitters and their placement. This is all based on the location of the project as well as the rooms heat loss. Bedroom maintains a constant temp no matter what it is set at. Warm floors are a slight misnomer as target floor temps are generally high 80* ish.
When I grow up and can swing the cash to install real hardwood nail down flooring instead of the engineered I don't have to be concerned with the nail issues. Although after nailing one can cut off all the nails that penetrate for a flat plate staple up install.
I have a couple of small rugs on the floor and they are very warm when I lift them to feel floor. So I would prolly stay away from full rugs.
There is no noise issue whatsoever no matter what. Even turning on heat for the first time in the fall.
Just my opinion on the fins.
Will
Good point about the under rug temperature, it does dampen the output. Here is what a throw rug looks like when you fold it over. The top runs around 70F.
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