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curved acrylic panels
Prismatic acrylic panels (described earlier in Solar Control
section) also work on the principle of refraction to redirect
incident sunlight. The panels are serrated on one side forming
prisms or sawtooth linear grooves across the face of the panel.
The angles of two sides of the prism are engineered to block certain
angles of sunlight and refract and transmit others. For some designs,
one or both surfaces of the prism is coated with a high-reflectance
aluminum film. The panels should be applied to the exterior of
the building and should be adjusted seasonally to compensate for
the variation in solar altitude. Holographic optical elements
(HOE) use the principle of diffraction to redirect sunlight. An
interference pattern of any specification can be printed/stamped
on a transparent film or glass substrate, then laminated between
two panes of glass. Diffractive optical efficiency tends to be
poor, but may improve as the technology is developed. The HOE
technology is in a demonstration phase in Germany.
Sun-directing glass are long, slightly curved sections of glass
that are stacked and placed between panes of glass. The refractive
index of glass is again combined with geometry to redirect sunlight
to the ceiling plane.
 Please Contact Us to discuss your curved acrylic panels
needs. You design it, we build it.
curved
acrylic panels
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