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Comparative Study of Earth Air Tunnel and Borehole Heat Exchanger Applied for Building Space Conditioning

Authors : Shiv Lal, S. C. Kaushik

Published in: Advances in Energy and Built Environment

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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In this communication, energy and exergy analysis of building-integrated “earth air tunnel heat exchanger” (EATHE) and “borehole heat exchanger” (BHE) has been studied for a composite climate of Delhi. A mathematical model has been developed to predict the energy and exergy of the system. Computational fluid dynamics software has been used to compare the exergetic performance of both the systems. This work is the extension of Kaushik et al. (J Renew Sustain Energy 6(1), 2014 [1]) and Lal et al. (J Renew Sustain Energy 6(2), 023123, 2014 [2]) where economic analysis has been done for both the systems using year-round performance analysis method. It is found that the borehole heat exchanger is more economical in fixed cost and recurring cost and gives improved year-round performance than earth air tunnel heat exchanger.

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Title: Comparative Study of Earth Air Tunnel and Borehole Heat Exchanger Applied for Building Space Conditioning
Authors: Shiv Lal
S. C. Kaushik
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Advances in Energy and Built Environment
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-7556-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-7557-6

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7557-6_1

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