Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors

A fiber optic daylighting system is an evolving technology for transporting illumination from sunlight into building interiors. This system is a solution developed by daylighting designers to reduce operational costs and enhance comfort. As an innovative technology, fiber optic daylighting system...

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Main Authors: C. Munaaim, Muhammad Arkam, Al-Obaidi, Karam M., Ismail, Mohd Rodzi, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek
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author C. Munaaim, Muhammad Arkam
Al-Obaidi, Karam M.
Ismail, Mohd Rodzi
Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek
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Al-Obaidi, Karam M.
Ismail, Mohd Rodzi
Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek
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description A fiber optic daylighting system is an evolving technology for transporting illumination from sunlight into building interiors. This system is a solution developed by daylighting designers to reduce operational costs and enhance comfort. As an innovative technology, fiber optic daylighting systems can illuminate building interiors efficiently compared with other daylighting strategies. However, as a transmission medium in daylighting systems, optical fibers require uniform light distribution in sunlight concentration, which could generate heat. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of heat buildup produced by end-emitting fiber optic daylighting systems in tropical buildings. The applied method adopts a new fiber optic daylighting system technology from Sweden called Parans SP3, with a 10 m cable to be tested in an actual room size under the Malaysian climatic environment, particularly within the vicinity of the main campus of the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Results show that the system generated a temperature of 1.3 °C under average conditions through fiber optic diffusers and increases indoor temperature by 0.8 °C in a 60 m3 room. According to the results, applying fiber optic daylighting systems, as renewable energy sources, generates extra heat gain in building interiors in the tropics.
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spelling usm-389462018-02-14T08:36:18Z http://eprints.usm.my/38946/ Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors C. Munaaim, Muhammad Arkam Al-Obaidi, Karam M. Ismail, Mohd Rodzi Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek TH1-9745 Building construction A fiber optic daylighting system is an evolving technology for transporting illumination from sunlight into building interiors. This system is a solution developed by daylighting designers to reduce operational costs and enhance comfort. As an innovative technology, fiber optic daylighting systems can illuminate building interiors efficiently compared with other daylighting strategies. However, as a transmission medium in daylighting systems, optical fibers require uniform light distribution in sunlight concentration, which could generate heat. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of heat buildup produced by end-emitting fiber optic daylighting systems in tropical buildings. The applied method adopts a new fiber optic daylighting system technology from Sweden called Parans SP3, with a 10 m cable to be tested in an actual room size under the Malaysian climatic environment, particularly within the vicinity of the main campus of the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Results show that the system generated a temperature of 1.3 °C under average conditions through fiber optic diffusers and increases indoor temperature by 0.8 °C in a 60 m3 room. According to the results, applying fiber optic daylighting systems, as renewable energy sources, generates extra heat gain in building interiors in the tropics. MDPI 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38946/1/Empirical_Evaluation_of_the_Effect_of_Heat_Gain_from_Fiber_Optic.pdf C. Munaaim, Muhammad Arkam and Al-Obaidi, Karam M. and Ismail, Mohd Rodzi and Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek (2014) Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors. Sustainability, 6 (12). pp. 9231-9243. ISSN 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su6129231
spellingShingle TH1-9745 Building construction
C. Munaaim, Muhammad Arkam
Al-Obaidi, Karam M.
Ismail, Mohd Rodzi
Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malek
Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title_full Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title_fullStr Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title_full_unstemmed Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title_short Empirical Evaluation of the Effect of Heat Gain from Fiber Optic Daylighting System on Tropical Building Interiors
title_sort empirical evaluation of the effect of heat gain from fiber optic daylighting system on tropical building interiors
topic TH1-9745 Building construction
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http://eprints.usm.my/38946/1/Empirical_Evaluation_of_the_Effect_of_Heat_Gain_from_Fiber_Optic.pdf