Pulse Strengthened and Laser Edge Sealed Vacuum Insulation Glazing

Pooran Joshi, Mahabir Bhandari, Sarma Gorti, Adrian Sabau, Derek Byrd, Thomas Muth, Ahmed Hassen, Lingyue Zhang, Wenyuan Zhu, Seungha Shin, Anming Hu, Bipin Shah

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Abstract

A scalable, low-cost processing strategy for glass strengthening and sealing is proposed to improve the thermal performance of insulating glass units and develop innovative window technologies. In this project, a combination of large area photonic processing, additive manufacturing, and laser encapsulation techniques is reported to realize a vacuum glazing technology to meet the cost, performance, reliability, and throughput demands. A modeling framework for evaluating the mechanical and thermal response was established to verify the structural deformation and thermal conductance. Micro-size glass frits in printing ink and a continuous-wave laser curing were employed to allow the formation of a hermetic bonding layer and led to improvement of glass edge sealing. Various sealing parameters, including laser traveling speed, spot diameter, and laser power were optimized. The water seepage and mechanical strength of the resulting glass-to-glass bonding were examined as well. These results showcase the development of a practical vacuum insulating glazing with several unique features through a combination of photonic processing, laser encapsulation, and additive manufacturing.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUnited States
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
  • 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • 42 ENGINEERING

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