PROJCET REPORT

ON
EARTH TUBE HEAT EXCHENGER
Presented By
1) Chetna M Lanjewar
2) Anuj D Malewar
3) Abhjit V Rokde
4) Kuldip Y Kanhekar
5) Kamlesh M Khobragade
Guided by
Mr. Santosh Alone Sir
HOD , Mechanical Department
MADHUKAR RAO PANDAV COLLAGE OF ENGINEERING
BHANDARA
CONTENT
• ABSTRACT
• INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• DESIGN
• OBJECTIVE
• MATERIAL SELECTION
• TUBE ARREGMENT
• WORKING
• BUDGET
• APPLICATION
• ADVANTAGE
• LIMITATION
• CONCLUSION
• REFRANCE
 ABSTRACT

• Now a day we all are aware of the increasing price of

electricity.
• So, everyone is moving towards sustainable living. In this case,
Earth Tube Heat Exchanger is the best choice for the HVAC
facility.
• Earth Tube Heat Exchanger works the basic principles of a
heat transfer and uses geothermal energy as a source of
energy.
 INTRODUCTION

• Worldwide, it is estimated that the residential buildings,

offices, and stores consume around 40% of our energy and
70% of our electricity.
• Heating and cooling for residential, commercial, and industrial
purposes account for a large share of total final energy
demand.
LITERATURE REVIEW
• The early exploration of its use in colling commercial livestock
building
• ETHE is used to condition the air in livestock building.
• There has also been work in india . It has been installed in
1998 in guesthouse.
• Is used to condition the air in livestock buildings. Its used in
katch
 DESIGN
• Tube Material: While selecting the tube material for ETHE we have to
consider given properties like strength, corrosion resistance,
durability, and cost of the material.
• Tube Length: Heat transfer depends on the surface area. The surface
area of a pipe depends on: a) Diameter. b) Length
• Tube Diameter: Smaller diameter gives better thermal performance
but results in larger pressure drops increased diameter results in a
reduction in air speed and heat transfer.
• Tube Depth: Ground temperature affected by the:
a) External climate.
b) Soil Composition.
c) Water Content.
d) Thermal Properties.
OBJECTIVE
• Earth tube heat exchanger is a creative way to use the
geothermal energy to our advantage, both for heating and
cooling inside the living area.

• To find an alternative solution for active heating and cooling

system like air conditioning, heater.
• Taking advantage of the encircling environment and ground
temperature.
• Moving towards a renewable source of energy.
• Addressing technology that is more environments friendly.
• Reducing energy consumption by heating and cooling system.
MATERIAL SELECTION
• The tube is the main element of ETHE. There are certain
properties we have to take into consideration while finalizing
the tube material.
• Tube material must have good thermal conductivity, strength,
corrosion resistance, durability, and the cost of the tube
material.

• Copper has a thermal conductivity of 385 W/mk.

• Aluminum has a thermal conductivity of 205 W/mk.
• Brass has a thermal conductivity of 109W/mk.
• Iron has a thermal conductivity of 79.5 W/mk.
• Steel has a thermal conductivity of 50.2 W/mk.
• PVC has a thermal conductivity of 0.19 W/mk.
 TUBE ARREGMENT
• EAT can be used in either
closed loop system
open loop system
• Open loop system
outdoor air is drawn into tube and delivered to AHU or
directly to the inside of the building .
provides ventilation while hopefully cooling or heating
the building interior
• Closed loop system
Interior air circulates through EAT
Increase efficiency
Reduces problem with humidity
WORKING
BUDGET
• Depends on actual side and capacity and area of cooling
APPLICATION

• USED IN HOME

• COMMERCIAL BULDINGS , HOSPITAL , SCHOOLS , OFFICE

• HOSPITAL

• GREEN HOUSE
ADVANTAGES
• ETHE based system caused no toxic emission and therefore are
not detrimental to environment

• Ground source heat pump do use so refrigerant but much less

than the conventional system

• EHTE based system for cooling do not need water – a feature

valuable in aired areas like Kutch . It’s this feature that
motivated our work on ETHE development

• ETHE have long life and requires only low maintained.

LIMITATION

• Requires large space

• Give a limited cooling effect
• Initial cost is high
CONCLUSION
• Higher COP can be obtained when temperature difference is
greater and this can be achieved by using longer pipe for more
heat transfer which we have incorporated.
• Increased length decreased diameter and increased mass flow
rate gives better efficiency
• Material of the pipe does not affect the performance of the
heat exchanger.
• Also since the thickness of the pipe is very small the
convective heat transfer rate is more than conductive heat
transfer rate
REFRANCE

• Duffin, R. J., & Knowles, G. (1981). Temperature control of

buildings by adobe wall design. Solar Energy, 27(3), 241-249.
• Coffman, R., Agnew, N., Austin, G., &Doehne, E. (1990,
October). Adobemineralogy: characterization of adobes from
around the world. In 6th International Conference on the
Conservation of Earthen Architecture: Adobe 90 preprints:
LasCruces, New Mexico, USA, October 14-19, 1990 (pp. 424-
429).
• International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology
(IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 p-ISSN: 2395-0072 Volume: 07
Issue: 07 | July 2020
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