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How vacuum glazing’s thermal performance changes with specification | ||||||||||
achieved to date | achievable | |||||||||
Glass thickness (mm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Pillar separation (mm) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 31* | 40* | 54* | 54* |
Pillar radius (mm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.175 | 0.023 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
Emittance of low-e coating | 0 | 0.21 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.04 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.04 |
Total conductance air-to-air (W/m2°C) | 2.76 | 1.64 | 1.25 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.38 |
*requires tempered glass | ||||||||||