Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China

This thesis calculated and analyzed the feasibility of EAHE in a building in Tianjin, China through theoretical calculation and numerical simulation. According to the theoretical model, the thermal performance of EAHE were obtained by calculating the soil temperature, the calculated temperature of t...

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Main Authors: Shuanghua Cao, Fan Li, Xin Li, Bing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21002173
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author Shuanghua Cao
Fan Li
Xin Li
Bing Yang
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Fan Li
Xin Li
Bing Yang
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description This thesis calculated and analyzed the feasibility of EAHE in a building in Tianjin, China through theoretical calculation and numerical simulation. According to the theoretical model, the thermal performance of EAHE were obtained by calculating the soil temperature, the calculated temperature of the soil in intermittent operation, the heat release coefficient of tunnel wall and the heat transfer coefficient during intermittent operation. CFD software was used to model summer operating conditions, the hourly air temperature in July in Tianjin was taken as the air temperature of tunnel inlet, simulated the intermittent operation of EAHE for one week, recorded the average temperature of the soil on the tunnel walls and outlet temperature of the working hours of EAHE, data fitting was carried out for the cooling amplitude in the working period, the numerical simulation results accord with the theoretical calculation values. The results of the study indicate that the higher the inlet air temperature, the greater the temperature drop; the soil around the tunnel walls has the characteristic of reducing temperature; considering the modification of the fan temperature rise, COP in winter is greater than that in summer. The energy-saving effect is more significant in winter.
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spelling doaj.art-cacc9d568e224d828746fb148a7f9f7a2022-12-21T22:20:34ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2021-08-0126101054Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, ChinaShuanghua Cao0Fan Li1Xin Li2Bing Yang3Corresponding author.; School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Box 484, 516 Jun Gong Road, Shanghai, 200093, ChinaSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Box 484, 516 Jun Gong Road, Shanghai, 200093, ChinaSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Box 484, 516 Jun Gong Road, Shanghai, 200093, ChinaSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Box 484, 516 Jun Gong Road, Shanghai, 200093, ChinaThis thesis calculated and analyzed the feasibility of EAHE in a building in Tianjin, China through theoretical calculation and numerical simulation. According to the theoretical model, the thermal performance of EAHE were obtained by calculating the soil temperature, the calculated temperature of the soil in intermittent operation, the heat release coefficient of tunnel wall and the heat transfer coefficient during intermittent operation. CFD software was used to model summer operating conditions, the hourly air temperature in July in Tianjin was taken as the air temperature of tunnel inlet, simulated the intermittent operation of EAHE for one week, recorded the average temperature of the soil on the tunnel walls and outlet temperature of the working hours of EAHE, data fitting was carried out for the cooling amplitude in the working period, the numerical simulation results accord with the theoretical calculation values. The results of the study indicate that the higher the inlet air temperature, the greater the temperature drop; the soil around the tunnel walls has the characteristic of reducing temperature; considering the modification of the fan temperature rise, COP in winter is greater than that in summer. The energy-saving effect is more significant in winter.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21002173EAHEFeasibility analysisEnergy savingNumerical simulationCOP
spellingShingle Shuanghua Cao
Fan Li
Xin Li
Bing Yang
Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
EAHE
Feasibility analysis
Energy saving
Numerical simulation
COP
title Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
title_full Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
title_fullStr Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
title_short Feasibility analysis of Earth-Air Heat Exchanger (EAHE) in a sports and culture center in Tianjin, China
title_sort feasibility analysis of earth air heat exchanger eahe in a sports and culture center in tianjin china
topic EAHE
Feasibility analysis
Energy saving
Numerical simulation
COP
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21002173
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