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Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications

Dehdezi, Pejman Keikhaei; Hall, Matthew R.; Dawson, Andrew

Authors

Pejman Keikhaei Dehdezi

Matthew R. Hall

Andrew Dawson



Abstract

Soil can be modified with Phase Change materials (PCM) in order to enhance its thermophysical properties and energy storage for ground source heat pump applications. This paper studies thermo-physical properties of soil modified with different amount of microencapsulated PCM. It is shown that increasing PCM amount in soil lead to lower thermal conductivity and increase of volumetric heat capacity of PCM-modified soil across the PCM melting temperature range. In addition, numerical simulation is performed to study the potential application of PCM modified soil for reduction of temperature variations in ground. The result of numerical simulation revealed that temperature variation under PCM-modified soil can be reduced by up to 3ºC compared to conventional soil.

Citation

Dehdezi, P. K., Hall, M. R., & Dawson, A. (in press). Enhancement of soil thermo-physical properties using microencapsulated phase change materials for ground source heat pump applications. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 110-116, https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1191

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 1, 2011
Online Publication Date Oct 24, 2011
Deposit Date May 11, 2017
Journal Applied Mechanics and Materials
Print ISSN 1660-9336
Electronic ISSN 1662-7482
Publisher Trans Tech Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 110-116
DOI https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1191
Keywords Ground source heat pump; Heat transport; Phase change materials; Latent heat storage
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/708450
Publisher URL https://www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.1191
Contract Date May 11, 2017


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