EARTH TUBE HEAT

EXCHANGER (ETHE)
GROUP 3
MANU SUNIL
DIVYA S PRAKASH
MONZ JACOB
BLAZE RAPHEL

PROJECT GUIDE :ASST PROF . KIRAN M1

 AIM
HEATING AND COOLING OF GIVEN SPACE
USING EARTH TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM

• CHALLENGES
• ENERGY SAVING:
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

• ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
• RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
• DEMAND SIDE: ENERGY EFFICIENT 2
 INTRODUCTION
• ENERGY IS VERY MUCH ESSENTIAL FOR EXISTENCE OF OUR
SOCIETY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES TO
REPLACE CONVENTIONAL FUEL OR TO REDUCE ITS CONTINUOUS
CONSUMPTION DUE TO THEIR LIMITED RESERVOIRS AND BAD
IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT.
• THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF REFRIGERATORS USED ARE VAPOUR
COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM. THEY ARE THE MAIN
SOURCE OF CFC.
• BY USING EARTH TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS WE CAN REDUCE
POWER CONSUMPTION TO AN OPTIMUM LEVEL. 3
 HEAT EXCHANGERS

• HEAT EXCHANGERS IS A SYSTEM USED TO TRANSFER HEAT BETWEEN

TWO OR MORE FLUIDS.
• HEAT EXCHANGERS ARE USED IN BOTH COOLING AND HEATING
PROCESSES.
• THE FLUID MAY BE SEPARATED BY A SOLID WALL TO PREVENT
MIXING OR THEY MAY BE IN DIRECT CONTACT.

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 ETHE

• THE EARTH AIR TUNNEL (EAT) SYSTEMS UTILIZES THE HEAT-STORING

CAPACITY OF EARTH.

• THE FACT THAT THE YEAR ROUND TEMPERATURE APPROX. FOUR METER

BELOW THE SURFACE REMAINS ALMOST CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE

YEAR. THAT MAKES IT POTENTIALLY USEFUL IN PROVIDING BUILDINGS

WITH AIR-CONDITIONING.

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• IT DEPENDS ON THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF THE LOCATION, THE EAT SYSTEM CAN

BE USED TO PROVIDE BOTH COOLING DURING THE SUMMER AND HEATING DURING

WINTER.

• THE TUNNELS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR LARGE BUILDINGS WITH AMPLE

SURROUNDING GROUND.

• THE EAT SYSTEM CAN NOT BE COST EFFECTIVE FOR SMALL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL

BUILDINGS.

• THE GROUND TEMPERATURE REMAINS CONSTANT AND AIR IF PUMPED IN APPROPRIATE

AMOUNT THAT ALLOWS SUFFICIENT CONTACT TIME FOR THE HEAT TRANSFER TO 6 THE

MEDIUM ATTAINS THE SAME TEMPERATURE AS THE GROUND TEMPERATURE.

 MAIN COMPONENTS

• BLOWER
• PIPE (TUBE) : RANGES FROM 60-80 METRES.

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 WORKING PRINCIPLE
• THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY USED, CONSISTS OF A MATRIX OF ON
BURIED PIPELINES, THROUGH THE AIR BY A FAN / BLOWER.
• IN SUMMER, THE SUPPLY OF AMBIENT AIR THROUGH THE TUBES TO THE
BUILDINGS IS DUE TO THE FACT, COOLED, THAT THE UNDISTURBED
TEMPERATURE IS LOWER AROUND THE HEAT EXCHANGER THAN THE
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
• SAME AS OPPOSITE RULE OF WINTER CLIMATES, THE UNDISTURBED
TEMPERATURE IS GREATER THAN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND THE AIR
GETS PREHEATED. 9

• THIS HOT OR COLD AIR IS CIRCULATED THROUGH THE PIPES AND REACHES
 ADVANTAGES

• AIR IS USED AS A WORKING FLUID.

• REQUIRES LESS MAINTENANCE.
• NO POLLUTION OR GREEN HOUSE GAS DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF
ANY SOURCE OF COMBUSTION.
• REDUCING OVERALL POWER CONSUMPTION.

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 LIMITATIONS

• HIGH INSTALLATION PRICE.

• OUTLET AIR TEMPERATURE IS NON-UNIFORM.
• HIGH DEPENDENCE TO LOCAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN THE
PRESENCE OF THE UPPER PARTS OF THE TUBE ABOVE THE GROUND.

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 PROJECT PROPOSAL

• IN THIS PAPER STUDY ON DESIGN OF EARTH TUBE HEAT

EXCHANGER (ETHE) AND AN ANALYTICAL MODEL IS TO BE
GENERATED.

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THANK YOU !

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