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A geothermal recycling system for cooling and heating in deep mines.

Author(s) : GUO P., HE M., ZHENG L., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In the operation of deep coal mines, cooling systems must be built (in most cases) because of the high-temperature working environment within such mines. Once the coal is mined, it is often used to supply heat for buildings and domestic hot water. In either instance, the energy consumed can create environmental pollution. As a potential solution to this problem, we present a geothermal recycling system for mines (GRSM) for parallel mine cooling and surface heating. The performance of this system is investigated based on the observed data. Compared with traditional cooling systems, the most obvious feature of this system is the removal of a cooling tower, which contributes to a 30% increase in performance. Moreover, the parallel running of cooling and heating systems can effectively recover waste heat, improving energy efficiency by 20%.

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  • Original title: A geothermal recycling system for cooling and heating in deep mines.
  • Record ID : 30021227
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Developing country
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 116
  • Publication date: 2017/04
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.116

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