Microperforated glass

Microperforated glass: Turning the innovation into a marketable product

Tourlomousi, Olga (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Klein, Tillmann (mentor)
Tenpierik, Martin (mentor)
Snijder, Ate (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

2017-11-10

The potentials of glass as building material are continuously researched by experts in the field. With this thesis, glass, as sound absorber in room acoustics is presented. This function can be achieved by exploiting microperforation to glass, which is still a complicated and expensive process today. The innovative concept of a glass sound absorber was proved in 1960s and since then, no commercial product exists in the market. The objective of this research is to study how this innovation can finally become a marketable product. To do so, a structured method is followed which is divided in two phases. Firstly, the potentials in the market, the technical capabilities and limitations of the microperforated glass technology are researched in detail. Concluding from there, that the cost of production is too high, however, the advantage of great quality allows for customized solutions as façade-front applications. Following this guideline, the concept of “Sound absorbing glass louvers” is developed, based on market needs. The product is demonstrated in detail for the pilot project the “Co-Creation Centre”. The advantages of easy maintenance, flexibility in performance and customizability define the product success.

Glass
Acoustics
Product Development

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Student theses

master thesis

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