[HTML][HTML] Advances in ground heat exchangers for space heating and cooling: Review and perspectives

P Cui, W Yang, W Zhang, K Zhu, JD Spitler… - Energy and Built …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As a renewable energy source, geothermal energy has been widely used to provide space
heating and cooling for buildings. The thermal performance of ground heat exchanger …

A review on the performance of geothermal energy pile foundation, its design process and applications

AK Sani, RM Singh, T Amis, I Cavarretta - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Geothermal energy piles (GEPs) are an environmentally friendly energy source which utilise
the low-grade heat energy present in the shallow earth surface to provide heating and/or …

Experimental and numerical investigations on the energy and structural performance of a full-scale energy utility tunnel

G Kong, D Wu, Y Wei - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the performance of a novel tunnel-type ground heat exchanger,
an 'energy utility tunnel (EUT)'. A field test and 3-D time-dependent thermo-mechanical …

A critical review on the current knowledge of geothermal energy piles to sustainably climatize buildings

RP Cunha, PJ Bourne-Webb - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels are causing a slow change of the
climate's conditions. Air conditioning systems in engineering superstructures demand a …

Energy geostructures: a review of analysis approaches, in situ testing and model scale experiments

F Loveridge, JS McCartney, GA Narsilio… - … for Energy and the …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This position paper was developed by members of the task force on “Energy Geostructures”
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) …

A promising technology of cold energy storage using phase change materials to cool tunnels with geothermal hazards

G Zhang, Z Cao, S **ao, Y Guo, C Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Owing to the limitations, such as low energy efficiency, high cost, and lack of environmental
friendliness, of conventional tunnel cooling methods, a novel cold energy storage …

Influence of backfilling phase change material on thermal performance of precast high-strength concrete energy pile

Z Cao, G Zhang, Y Liu, X Zhao, C Li - Renewable Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The use of phase change materials (PCMs) within the precast high-strength concrete (PHC)
energy pile is relatively rare. A study concerning the thermal performance of the PHC energy …

Axial and radial thermal responses of a field-scale energy pile under monotonic and cyclic temperature changes

M Faizal, A Bouazza, C Haberfield… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2018‏ - ascelibrary.org
The axial and radial thermal responses of a field-scale energy pile installed in dense sand
and subjected to monotonic and cyclic temperatures are examined. It is found that the axial …

Thermo-mechanical behaviour of energy piles in overconsolidated clay under various mechanical loading levels and thermal cycles

X Ding, D Zhang, A Bouazza, C Wang, G Kong - Renewable Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Energy pile foundations play the dual role of providing structural support to buildings and
acting as heat exchanger units. Thus, they are subjected to different mechanical loads from …

Field test on thermal control for bridge piers on plateau through energy pile

T Wang, H Liu, G Kong, C Wang, X Hu - Renewable Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study presents a sustainable thermal control method (energy pile technology) for bridge
piers in high-altitude regions, addressing the challenges posed by temperature variations in …