Experimental investigation of underground seasonal cold energy storage using borehole heat exchangers based on laboratory scale sandbox

被引：11
作者：
Abbas, Zulkarnain [1 ]
Chen, Dongwen [1 ]
Li, Y. [1 ]
Yong, Li [1 ]
Wang, R. Z. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Inst Refrigerat & Cryogen, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
来源：
GEOTHERMICS | 2020年 / 87卷
基金：
国家重点研发计划;
关键词：
Thermal energy storage; Boreholes; Underground; Sandbox; Similarity theory; Data acquisition system; Weather data; THERMAL-ENERGY; SYSTEMS; PUMPS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.geothermics.2020.101837
中图分类号：
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号：
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要：
In order to overcome the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources, borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) systems are found to be a feasible option these days. Previous research data shows that most of the BTES projects are related to heat storage and there are very few underground cold storage applications. The proposed research work is based on the experimental strategy to determine the extracted energy storage potential in typical weather condition areas. It emphasizes on the mathematical model for soil extracted energy storage system and derives similar function relationship of soil TES system based on similarity theory. A laboratory-scale sandbox is designed with similar scale factor n = 20. Sandbox system is operated in peak winter months from October to March according to the weather data for Dunhuang, China. Approximately 69 % of the input energy is charged into the soil. Soil temperature is reduced up to 11 degrees C during the extraction period. The maximum heat flux value is recorded 65 W.m(-2). The experimental results reveal the practicality of proposed research method. It can be used to fulfill cooling load requirements for air conditioning systems and solar thermal power plants located in desert areas with water shortage issues.
引用
收藏
页数：13
相关论文
共 26 条
[1]   An improved transient plane source method for measuring thermal conductivity of thin films: Deconvoluting thermal contact resistance [J].
Ahadi, Mohammad ;
Andisheh-Tadbir, Mehdi ;
Tam, Mickey ;
Bahrami, Majid .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 2016, 96 :371-380
[2]  
[Anonymous], 2015, ASHRAE HDB HVAC APPL
[3]   Reference data sets for vertical borehole ground heat exchanger models and thermal response test analysis [J].
Beier, Richard A. ;
Smith, Marvin D. ;
Spitler, Jeffrey D. .
GEOTHERMICS, 2011, 40 (01) :79-85
[4]   Large scale solar heating - Recent experience with large solar thermal systems in the Netherlands [J].
Bokhoven, TP ;
Van Dam, J ;
Kratz, P .
SOLAR ENERGY, 2001, 71 (05) :347-352
[5]   Potential of geothermal heat exchangers for office building climatisation [J].
Eicker, Ursula ;
Vorschulze, Christoph .
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2009, 34 (04) :1126-1133
[6]   Design and applications of MEMS flow sensors: A review [J].
Ejeian, Fatemeh ;
Azadi, Shohreh ;
Razmjou, Amir ;
Orooji, Yasin ;
Kottapalli, Ajay ;
Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi ;
Asadnia, Mohsen .
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 2019, 295 :483-502
[7]   Freezing of geothermal borehole surroundings: A numerical and experimental assessment with applications [J].
Eslami-nejad, Parham ;
Bernier, Michel .
APPLIED ENERGY, 2012, 98 :333-345
[8]   Borehole thermal energy storage (BTES). First results from the injection phase of a living lab in Torino (NW Italy) [J].
Giordano, N. ;
Comina, C. ;
Mandrone, G. ;
Cagni, A. .
RENEWABLE ENERGY, 2016, 86 :993-1008
[9]   Experimental and numerical studies on heat transfer characteristics of vertical deep-buried U-bend pipe to supply heat in buildings with geothermal energy [J].
Li, Chao ;
Guan, Yanling ;
Wang, Xing ;
Li, Gaopeng ;
Zhou, Cong ;
Xun, Yingjiu .
ENERGY, 2018, 142 :689-701
[10]   Review of analytical models for heat transfer by vertical ground heat exchangers (GHEs): A perspective of time and space scales [J].
Li, Min ;
Lai, Alvin C. K. .
APPLIED ENERGY, 2015, 151 :178-191
123