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Effect of different design aspects of pipe for earth air tunnel heat exchanger system: A state of art
Authors:Kamal Kumar Agrawal  Rohit Misra  Ghanshyam Das Agrawal  Mayank Bhardwaj  Doraj Kamal Jamuwa
Affiliation:1. Mechanical Engineering Department, MNIT, Jaipur, India;2. Mechanical Engineering Departments, Government Engineering College, Ajmer, India;3. Department of Renewable Energy, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, India
Abstract:Earth air tunnel heat exchanger (EATHE) is a promising passive technique to provide thermal comfort condition in buildings. EATHE system uses undisturbed temperature of the ground for heating/cooling of air. Despite the several advantages, this technique has not become much popular owing to its high capital cost (mainly pipe cost and trench excavation cost) and large land area requirements. The primary objective of this study is to present a comprehensive review of different EATHE pipe layouts, pipe properties and positioning of the pipe with their advantages and limitations. It is observed that the ring pipe layout is the most cost-effective pipe-layout for small size EATHE system because it saves excavation cost by using a trench of the existing foundation of the building. However, Grid pipe-layout is an ideal layout for a large size EATHE system. Multi-layer pipe layouts should be used to reduce the land area requirement significantly. Moreover, EATHE system can be installed beneath the building (under building foot-print) to eliminate extra land area requirement for the installation of EATHE system. This review article shows that the Initial capital cost and land area requirement for the EATHE system can be substantially reduced by using appropriate pipe layout. It can be concluded that if EATHE system is installed with proper design strategies, it will be a clean and cost-effective method for building heating/cooling with significant power savings.
Keywords:Passive cooling and heating  horizontal pipe-layouts  vertical pipe-layouts  multi-layered pipe-layouts  pipe properties  positioning of pipe
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