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A new Way to Add Heat Recovery Ventilation to an older building
The XPanel™ is a custom designed HRV manufactured using TCPoly’s proprietary materials and 3D printing process. It is proof that a product can be 3D printed with Ice9 filament and compete with traditionally manufactured products. The heat exchange panels can recover the energy from the building’s exhaust air stream without any moving parts or complicated maintenance schedules.
The pilot installation at the Centergy One Building near Georgia Techs Campus is on track for a 3-year ROI.
Centergy One Building
XPanel™ Pilot Installation
The Centergy One Building in Midtown, Atlanta is located within Georgia Tech’s Technology Square and contains offices, restaurants, and a fitness center. The installation went live July 2022.
This pilot installation shows the performance of our XPanel™ and how a system can be retrofitted to buildings that do not currently have a ventilation recovery system with 3D printed parts made of Ice9 filament.
XPanelTM
The XPanel™ is a high efficiency heat recovery ventilation product. The advanced heat recovery system can reduce heating, cooling, and ventilation costs without incurring negative economic or equipment impacts.
Materials Innovation Meets Advanced Manufacturing
TCPoly created the world’s highest thermal conductivity 3D printing plastic (>50x higher than standard plastics) with the ability to transfer heat at high efficiencies. Our materials essentially have all the advantages of standard plastics (such as corrosion resistance, light weight, low cost, long service life, ease of manufacturing), but the unique ability to conduct heat like a metal. Moreover, our filaments can be used in low cost, energy efficient FDM printing systems to create high performance geometries not possible with traditional manufacturing methods.
Ice9 Plastics With Thermal Conductivity
The Design Freedom of 3D Printed Heat Exchangers
XPanel™ - High Efficiency Heat Recovery Panel
Heat Recovery Heat Exchangers - An Ideal Application
Our process is ideal for heat recovery ventilation, enabling the 3D printing of complex counter-flow geometries that maximize surface area and enhance heat transfer. These designs, often unachievable with traditional manufacturing, combined with our advanced materials, yield heat exchangers up to 30% more efficient than conventional models. Our materials facilitate heat transfer between airstreams without cross-contamination, allowing for efficient pre-conditioning of incoming air.
The XPanel™ - A New Approach to Heat Recovery Ventilation
TCPoly designed and built the XPanel™ heat recovery retrofit system for the property management firm Collaborative Real Estate. The unique heat recovery ventilation system enables high efficiency heat transfer between the buildings in-take and exhaust airstreams, providing the building with clean air and energy savings.