The Design of Daylight Transporting Systems for Deep Space Illumination

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dc.contributor.authorKunjara Na Ayudhya, Indhavaen
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, James R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSchubert, Robert P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDunay, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:44:38Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-04en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:44:38Zen
dc.date.issued2005-02-11en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-04en
dc.date.sdate2005-09-01en
dc.description.abstractDaylight penetration into a deep interior space can be achieved by using a light tube strategy. This research investigates how effective a room's ceiling cavity can be as a daylight transporting system. The design, therefore, tries to answer the question "What is the optimal geometry for a ceiling cavity and inlet aperture to bring deeper daylight penetration and achieve a higher illumination level, measured at the back of a room, than that achieved by a typical high window opening?" Corporate affiliate 3M assisted this project by providing a prismatic and highly specular surface to cover the underlying geometry of the ceiling cavity. A 16' deep room section with a high window opening on one side was constructed as a test cell. Inside, sensors were set up to allow light measurement at task level along the depth of the room. Light rays were deflected by the geometry of the ceiling cavity, through a number of internal reflections on the highly reflective film surface, to a diffuser at the back. The three most promising geometric designs from scaled model tests were selected, installed and tested for efficiency in the full-scale test cell.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09012005-233122en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09012005-233122/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34884en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartThe_Design_of_Daylight_Transporting_Systems.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAnidolic ceilingen
dc.subjectDaylight penetrationen
dc.subjectLight tubeen
dc.titleThe Design of Daylight Transporting Systems for Deep Space Illuminationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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